German class, apartment hunt, timetable making…
Hello readers! Just wanted to write a quick update on why there hasn’t been very many updates for awhile! I usually don’t really like it when people write blog posts about why they’ve been away and how they’ll be back soon but it’s all language related, and I really do want you to know that I will be updating soon! 
This is the last week of my hardcore, intensive, ridiculous C1 level German class at the Sprachenzentrum of the University of Vienna. We have our final test tomorrow and I’m sad to say, I’m not sure how well I will do because I think it will be REALLY hard. Oh well, I have definitely learned a lot these past three weeks! If someone had told me two years ago that I’d be reading original texts by Immanuel Kant and Sigmund Freud I wouldn’t have believed them! 
This week has also been the apartment hunting week. My boyfriend and I are staying at a friend’s house in Vienna so we can (hopefully!) find an apartment by the end of the week! We tried this last September without any luck (everyone and their dog were also looking for a one-bedroom apartment in Vienna…) but it seems to be better this time. Wish me luck! 
I had the great opportunity this week of being interviewed by Mark from Radio Lingua over Skype. I offered some tips on language blogging and language learning and the interview will be available in a few weeks through the Radio Lingua club!
I’ve also been working on my schedule for University which is incredibly exciting! Even though I’m having more and more setbacks with my application, I still think I can manage to start studying this semester because the deadline is only on April 30th and I can attend classes without registering (you only register for the end exams)
So far the classes I will be taking are:
- Sprachtechnologien, Informations- und Wissensmanagement
Language technology, Information and knowledge management.
- Transkulturelle Kommunikation: Theorie und Praxis
Transcultural Communication: theory and practice
-Translationsrelevante Sprachwissenschaft
Translation relevant linguistics
- Transkulturelle Kommunikation: Probleme und Lösungsansätze
Transcultural Communication: Problems and solution approaches
- Grammatik im Kontext: Deutsch
Grammar in context: German
- Grammatik im Kontext: Spanisch
Grammar in context: Spanish (this class is taught entirely in Spanish, so exciting!!)
This list may or may not change, I’m still not exactly sure how many classes I should take on at once!
During the next few days as I finish up the things that are making my life a bit busy I will be doing something along the lines of what Fiona from Baby Steps to Fluency did last week: a short break to collect thoughts, ideas, and inspiration for this blog. I will hopefully come up with some good stuff!
Bis dann!
Hey, Jess – Best of luck with both finding an apartment and passing your test, I’m sure you’ll do fantastic!
Looks like some great courses, as well… sadly I didn’t get to fit any language courses in for next quarter, which really saddened me… so I’ll be living vicariously through you for a while.
Also – it’s amazing how much that one little break helped me. I had to force myself not to start writing, I got so many ideas! I resorted to taking my notebook along everywhere and just writing down a quick summary of whatever was in my head at the time… really helped.
Alright I will be sure to give lots of details on my university classes!
Bringing a notebook around is a good idea, I will definitely do that!
Thanks for the good luck wishes!
Sorry, but, grammar classes? Why? I mean, seriously…
Necessary courses for my translation program.
I just figured out how to reply… haha
so like I wrote in the other comment, they are required for my University program! Did you not have to take any Spanish grammar classes in University for your program?
Yes, but I skipped most of them and just did the exam. My experience is that they destoy your “intuition” regarding what’s wrong and what’s right, leaving you with a shipwreck called a language.
I’d only consider taking up a class like that and actually going to class when I was absolutely fluent. But still, most of the grammar classes are booooring.
>> My experience is that they destoy your “intuition” regarding what’s wrong and what’s right, leaving you with a shipwreck called a language.
I do actually agree with this but only upto a point. I prefer getting to know grammar by just getting so much exposure to the language that in the end the right thing just sounds ‘right’ to me. But… I like to have a little pure grammar just to back things up and consolidate what I know.
I think it comes down what’s right for the individual though. For example, my girlfriend seems to be very good at learning languages and she is always looking at grammar books!