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Hey phoebe, I have no choice but to keep up with my coursework and I'm having a hard time. Since the Covid lockdown began I've lost motivation, along with my appetite and the will to get out of bed before noon. My brain's in a fog of worry and sadness but I'm not sure how to push past it or stop beating myself up for not being productive.
wow that sounds so tough, my love. I would so recommend reaching out to mental health resources for online counselling such as beyondblue to help with your struggles. Itâs not easy being in that place and the best thing you could do for yourself is seek professional guidance.Â
Other things that help with low moods are setting a routine that involves:
- messaging friends and family (social fulfilment) - exercise (even 10 mins, try and get your heart rate up!) - journaling (get those unhelpful thoughts out of your head and onto paper) - to-do lists of a max of 3 things per day (It can be even as small as making your bed or having a shower) -self comfort (do things for you PURELY because you like it and you find joy in it, eg. watch a show you like, take a bath, these things don't have to be treated as rewards, you deserve to feel good)
You do NOT have to be productive every moment of every day. Start small and build back up. Set an alarm for 11am, make your bed and grab some water. That can be where you start, you are only human, my love. Be gentle with yourself, get one thing done at a time because that is all you can do. Focus on one task at a time till completion and thank yourself for taking time to do that for yourself. Everything you do is in appreciation of you and the opportunity you have been given to do the things you choose. I know what itâs like to be where you are, to have lost all sense of happiness and self. Build yourself up and start small, the first step is talking with loved ones about it. Itâs easier to care for yourself once you realise that other people do as well, to remember you are valued, because I promise you, you are. <3 I love you. Please stay safe.
Hiya, your blog is so informative! I'm hopefully going to be studying a bachelors in linguistics starting in 2023, is there any reading or activities you could recommend to do/start to do now? Thanks đ
Hey, I don't know where you're from and what your universities are like, so I can only talk from my experience here in Germany (or in my university at least):
Recommendations for Reading/Activities before starting Linguistic Studies:
In my first semester, the lectures were quite challenging for many students, since they're designed to give you a basic understanding of all of linguistics as fast as possible, so that you can progress in your studies. I think they were also designed to 'weed out' anyone who wasn't fit for this course or didn't take it seriously enough.
I had to learn the IPA alphabet, the terms used for how vowels and consonants are pronounced (e.g. open front; voiced alveolar fricative, etc.), how to note graphemes, allophones, morphemes, etc., what each of these terms means and how they work, word formation processes, all of the parts of speech, word classes, phrases, and clauses, semantic relations, some theories (e.g. speech act theory), and more. Most of it was just a lot of memorising / learning by heart.
But that's no reason to be scared :) in my uni, there were loads of "tutorial courses" where we met up once a week with a teaching assistant who was there to answer all of our questions and to repeat what we learned in that week's lecture. We were also repeatedly told that it's absolutely normal to struggle in the first semester; some of our lectures had a failure rate of 50% or higher. And that's perfectly fine. If you fail and have to do a course again, there won't be any new material, so you'll basically just get one semester more time to revise & study everything you learned.
So I would recommend to try finding out which books you'll be using in the "big" introductory courses (these lectures and books are usually called "Introduction to Linguistics" or "Introduction to [subject]"). Books like that are usually intended for students without any background knowledge. You could start looking through these books to get a first broad understanding of the different parts of linguistic studies and what you'll learn in the first semesters. The book I used in my "Introduction to Linguistics" lecture was "Introduction to English Linguistics" by Becker/Bieswanger (2017).
Also: if you have to write term papers for your lectures, try to schedule as few as possible in the first semester (if that's possible in your uni course). It's your first time writing a term paper, so it won't be perfect and you'll make mistakes. It's better to write one bad one at the beginning of your studies and learn from your mistakes than to rush ahead and write several bad ones. Maybe you could already find out which kind of citation rules your course uses and learn how to use that citation style.
Another thing I'd suggest is to inform yourself about your course beforehand. Read the exam regulations, what lectures you need, and what your suggested work load is. Don't go over this suggested work load in your first semester! In my course, I had about 6 suggested lectures a week which were each 2 hours long. That doesn't sound like a lot, but you'll also get homework and have to revise everything you learned. Some courses have midterm exams in addition to the final exams, so you basically have to revise/study from the start. And, as I said before, some courses have additional tutorials which you can attend during the week (most of them were 1 hour long).
I hope that this helps a bit :) All of this is solely based on my personal experience in my university, so your course outline and work load and schedule could be entirely different. But maybe it'll give you some first ideas about what to expect and what to keep in mind :) Good luck with your studies!
I WANT TO LEARN KOREAN!!!!!!!
Hi! I am pathetic I know but I love kpop and I love kdramas. Please help me learn Korean! I'm bellow line of poor from middle eastern country. I have no means to enroll in online paid courses or buy books from foreign sites. I am proficient in English, ok in French and I am native Farsi speaker. Do you have *anything* like ANYTHING at all for free that I can use to learn Korean in normal way that I can follow step by step? Thank you so much! xo xo
#bts #korean #korea #army
Hey there! You're not pathetic at all, you're just doing your best and genuinely enjoying what you like. I'll lay out for you here some stuff, so you can choose what you find useful.
Free lessons from beginner to intermediate.
The title is self-explanatory.
You can also learn on Coursera or Seemile Korean, all those courses are free. Mirinae is also free, but grammar notes are locked if you don't have subscription. Duolingo and Lingodeer have a lot, ... There's plenty of free online sites to watch dramas, shows, listen to kpop,... You can also follow Japanese tv shows hosting Korean idols, where you hear both Korean and Japanese versions of the same songs.
Bizarre study tips #32
You know what many top students do differently? They donât solve all the problems/questions once. They do it again and again.
So now if you have a question set, solve it as many times as possible and youâll be surprised to find how automated your hand moves during the exam this time!
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so we didnât all die on the eighteenth? cant say im not disappointed
This is my reading journal for 2021! I really wanted to get back into reading this year, so I thought creating a journal like that will motivate me more... My reading goal is 40 books, I know its not a lot bit I am an engineering student and work part-time so I thought I'll keep it realistic. I used to read so much when I was younger, cause I didn't had any friends lol, and I really missed it!
22.08.2022|| Hello! I watched too many shows in august, and made a spread for it. I'll start going to uni from next week!!! It has rained almost everyday the past week and the weather is really nice.
What shows are you watching?
Spanish Vocab List - El bosque de la bruja / The Witchâs Forest
I started this list all âletâs talk about trees and flowersâ and then it took a hard turn into ânow say you meet Baba Yaga in the forestâŠâ and Iâm not going to apologize for the spoopy witchy vibes
la bruja = witch [also technically you can see/use el brujo for âmale witchâ or âwarlockâ though often âwitchâ in English comes across as distinctly feminine]
el aquelarre = a coven, a witchesâ coven
la hora bruja = the witching hour la hora de brujas = the witching hour
la brujerĂa = witchcraft
el curandero, la curandera = healer [sometimes santero/a which has multiple meanings - it can be âwitchdoctorâ but also a practitioner of santerĂa which is a mix of religious and folk traditions]
el hechicero, la hechicera = sorcerer, sorceress
el mago, la maga = mage / magician
el encanto = enchantment, charm / magic spell
el hechizo = magic spell, charm, hex
la maldiciĂłn = curse
el maleficio = curse
el mal de ojo = evil eye
la caldera = cauldron [or âcalderaâ of a volcano]
el ermitaño, la ermitaña = hermit, recluse
la escoba = broom
la magia = magic
mĂĄgico/a = magic, magical
el hado = Fate los hados = the Fates
el hada, las hadas = fairy, fairies el hada madrina = fairy godmother
el/la vidente = seer el clarividente, la clarividente = clairvoyant, seer
el/la médium = spirit medium
la nigromancia = necromancy el/la nigromante = necromancer
la rueca = spinning wheel
la manzana envenenada = poison apple
malvado/a = evil, wicked
malo/a = bad, evil
bueno/a = good
la guarida = lair, den
lanzar un hechizo/encanto/maleficio = to cast a spell/charm/curse
la pociĂłn = potion
elaborar = to brew, to create [in other contexts itâs âto elaborateâ, but in the context of food or drink it means âto makeâ in the sense of âto labor overâ - the idea here is that it requires time and effort to fully make it and get everything right, so itâs used for âbrewing alcoholâ or any mixture that requires significant time or specialized creation, and potion making in a fantasy setting]
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el bosque = the woods / forest / woodland el bosquecillo = small forest [sometimes âcopse of treesâ]
la selva = forest [often more wild] / jungle
el jardĂn = garden
el huerto (de fruta / de frutales) = orchard el huerto = vegetable garden, personal garden [el huerto generally means âa garden for growing foodâ and can be either â(vegetable) gardenâ or âorchardâ, but in English an âorchardâ is specifically more âfruitâ; but it could be either]
la arboleda = grove, collection of trees
el sol = sun
la luna = moon
la estrella = star
la nube = cloud
la lluvia = rain
la nieve = snow
la tormenta = storm la tempestad = storm, tempest
el rayo = lightning / bolt, lightning bolt, thunderbolt
el trueno = thunder
el granizo = hail / hailstone
la niebla = fog
la neblina = mist, fog
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el amanecer = dawn
la mañana = morning
el mediodĂa = midday, noon
la tarde = afternoon / evening
el atardecer = evening
el crepĂșsculo = twilight
la noche = night
la medianoche = midnight
la madrugada = early morning, the wee hours of the morning
la vĂspera = eve (of something), the night before
el ocaso = sunset
diurno/a = day (adj), daytime / diurnal, awake during the day
nocturno/a = night (adj), nighttime / nocturnal, awake at night [as a general example las clases nocturnas mean ânight classesâ which is literally âclasses at nightâ⊠as opposed to las clases diurnas which would mean âdaytime classesâ; in the context of school you could say tengo una clase nocturna y otras diurnas âI have one night class and others during the dayâ]
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el ĂĄrbol = tree arbĂłreo/a = arboreal, related to trees
el arbusto = shrub, shrubbery
el seto = hedge
la madera = wood
el tronco = trunk / log [also in anatomy âtorsoâ]
el tocĂłn = stump (of a tree)
la leña = firewood, log (for firewood usually) el leño = a log el leñador, la leñadora = woodcutter, lumberjack
la corteza = bark (of a tree) [also means âcrustâ for bread or the earth]
la copa (de ĂĄrbol) = canopy las copas = canopy (of many trees)
la rama = branch
la raĂz = root
la savia = sap [sometimes it also means âlifebloodâ or âvitalityâ or âvigorâ]
la hoja = leaf [or âbladeâ, or âsheet of paperâ]
la flor = flower
el pétalo = petal
la semilla = seed
el tallo = stalk / stem
la hierba = grass / herb [sometimes spelled yerba] el césped = grass, lawn
la hierba mala = weed [lit. âbad grassâ]
la especia = spice
la vid = vine
marchitado/a = withered, shriveled, dried up
la espina = thorn espinoso/a = thorny
la baya = berry
la hiedra = ivy la hiedra venenosa = poison ivy
el hongo = mushroom, fungus la seta = mushroom, toadstool el champiñón = mushroom [idk if itâs used everywhere but you see this at least in Spain for edible mushrooms sometimes]
el moho = mold
el musgo = moss
el liquen = lichen
la zarza = bramble, briar
silvestre = wild, growing in the wild
comestible = edible
el veneno = poison, venom envenenar = to poison venenoso/a = poisonous, venomous envenenado/a = poisoned, having poison in it
letal, mortal = deadly
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el roble = oak
el arce = maple
el sauce = willow el sauce llorĂłn = weeping willow
el fresno = ash tree
la pĂcea = spruce
el acebo = holly
la haya = beech
el pino = pine tree
el corno / el cornejo = dogwood
el ĂĄlamo = poplar
el alcornoque = cork tree
la adelfa = oleander
la secoya = sequoia / redwood
el mangle = mangrove el manglar = mangroves [a collection of mangroves]
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la rosa = rose
la violeta = violet
el lirio = lily [sometimes la azucena]
el jacinto = hyacinth
la hortensia = hydrangea
el girasol = sunflower
la malva = mallow [malva can also be âmauveâ; also el malvavisco is âmarshmallowâ⊠literally âsticky/goopy/viscous mallowâ]
la malvarrosa = hollyhock
el botĂłn de oro = buttercup [lit. âgold buttonâ]
la digital = foxglove
el narciso = daffodil, narcissus
la lavanda = lavender
la lila = lilac
la nomeolvides = forget-me-not
el loto = lotus
la menta = mint
la caléndula = marigold
la belladonna = nightshade
el acĂłnito = aconite / aconitum, monkâs hood, wolfâs bane el matalobos = wolfâs bane [lit. âkills wolvesâ]
el muérdago = mistletoe
el rocĂo = dew, dewdrop, morning dew
el ajo = garlic el diente de ajo = clove of garlic [lit. âtooth of garlicâ]
la cebolla = onion
la calabaza = pumpkin / gourd
el maĂz = corn [also el elote in some countries] la mazorca = corncob, ear of corn
el trigo = wheat
la salvia = sage
el jengibre = ginger
la canela = cinnamon
el diente de leĂłn = dandelion [lit. âlionâs toothâ]
la escoba de bruja = witch hazel [lit. âwitchâs broomâ] el avellano de bruja = witch hazel [lit. âwitchâs hazelâ]
la pimienta = pepper [spice]
la sal = salt rociar sal = to sprinkle salt espolvear sal = to sprinkle salt / to dust with salt
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la hoz = sickle
el arado = plow
la hoguera = bonfire / campfire, fire pit
el hogar = home / hearth
la guadaña = scythe
la cosecha = harvest
el arco = bow / arch
la flecha = arrow
el mortero = mortar el molcajete = mortar [some countries, especially Mexico]
la mano = pestle [otherwise itâs âhandâ]
el mortero y mano = mortar and pestle
moler = to grind molido/a = ground
el molino = mill
la tabla / el tablĂłn = floorboard, wooden board
la viga = beam / rafter
el umbral = threshold
el muro = wall, outside wall, boundary line
la cerca = fence la valla = fence
la ciudad = city
el pueblo = town / people, population
la aldea = town, small town
la frontera = frontier, border
el claro = clearing (in a forest), glade
la choza = hut
la casita = little house la cabaña = cabin / cottage
la granja = farm
la finca = plantation, estate, farmhouse
la paja = straw el tejado de paja = thatched roof [lit. âstraw roofingâ]
el taller = workshop
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la cueva = cave
la caverna = cavern
la gruta = grotto / undercroft
la roca = rock
la piedra = stone
el monte = hill, mountain / wilderness, forested area
la montaña = mountain
la sierra = mountain range [or a âsawâ as a tool]
la colina = hill
la falda = slope [in clothes la falda is âskirtâ]
el pantano = swamp / bog / mire
la ciénaga = swamp / bog / mire
el lodo = mud lodoso/a = muddy
el fango = mud / silt fangoso/a = muddy
el rĂo = river el riachuelo = little river, stream
el lago = lake
el estanque = pond
el arroyo = stream el arroyuelo = brook, creek
el mar = sea
el océano = ocean
la orrilla = shore
la marea = tide
la arena = sand
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el ciervo = deer, stag la cierva = deer, doe
el venado = deer [can exist in feminine as well⊠this word also sometimes gets translated as âhartâ; also sometimes venado is the word for âvenisonâ or deer meat]
el lobo, la loba = wolf [la loba is sometimes âshe-wolfâ in some contexts]
el oso, la osa = bear [la osa is sometimes âshe-bearâ]
el bĂșho = owl
la lechuza = owl [thing barn owls or snowy owls; the owls with a flatter looking face; a Lechuza is also sometimes a witch or evil spirit who snatches children said to be bird-like]
el cuervo = crow la corneja = raven [in general, el cuervo is used for both âcrowâ and âravenâ even in literature, though el cuervo and la corneja are different technically]
el murciélago = bat
el sapo = toad
la rana = frog
la serpiente = snake, serpent la vĂbora = viper, snake la culebra = snake [more literary]
el conejo = rabbit la liebre = hare, rabbit
el gato, la gata = cat
la rata / el ratĂłn = rat, mouse [largely interchangeable]
la mosca = fly
el mosquito = mosquito
la luciérnaga = firefly, lightning bug
la libébula = dragonfly
la pluma = feather
el diente = tooth
el colmillo = fang
el ala = wing [technically feminine; el ala, las alas]
la lengua = tongue
el hueso = bone
la calavera / el crĂĄneo = skull
el cuerno = horn
el asta, las astas = antler, antlers [technically feminine]
la piel = skin / hide, fur [also piel can be âleatherâ; also the word el cuero is âleatherâ though not always as common]
el caracol = shell, seashell
el caparazĂłn = shell, carapace
el polvo = dust
la ceniza = ash
la sangre = blood
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el enano, la enana = dwarf
el elfo, la elfa = elf
el fantasma = ghost
el gigante = giant
el ogro = ogre
el trol = troll [creature and internet troll]
hermoso/a = beautiful apuesto/a = handsome, good-looking
bello/a = beautiful [more intense than hermoso/a]
embrujado/a = bewitched / haunted
la casa embrujada = haunted house la casa encantada = haunted house
la fiera = fiend, beast, wild animal fiero/a = wild, ferocious
feroz = ferocious, wild
la bestia = beast
el monstruo = monster
el castillo = castle
la torre = tower
la mazmorra = dungeon el calabozo = dungeon [in modern Spanish el calabozo is the word for âholding cellsâ in a police office or a place where someone is detained; in older Spanish it can be used as âdungeonâ]
el don = gift
el poder = power, ability poderoso/a = powerful, mighty
el truco = trick
la moraleja = moral
encantar = to enchant / to delight
convocar = to summon
conceder = to grant, to bestow / to concede
bendecir = to bless bendito/a = blessed
maldecir = to curse maldito/a = cursed
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