This may be in the wrong place, it’s really just for Cathrin, but other people may have come adrift along the way and be wondering about repeating or struggling.
I had a disastrous Lockdown, Welsh wise. My husband and I were isolating because vulnerable, but as we’re a 3 generation family I suddenly found myself doing home schooling of my grand daughters (6 -8) provIcing hospital transport for my husband 3 times a week and training 2 poodle puppies who had arrived the day before lockdown. Then I had a car crash and broke my neck and my ankle and various bones inbetween. I am still wearing a neck brace and a boot but I hope to get rid of both next week!
So today I had the energy and courage to come back to the forum and what an inspiration it has been. The film was fascinating and I have been really moved by the enthusiasm and generosity of everyone, I MUST get back to Welsh. It is never too late. I have just reread the HITL book. A complete break need not be a disaster. And at the moment listening is something I have all the time in the world to do. So please can I begin again. I have all the lessons but it won’t be the same trying to work through them on my own, I don’t/can’t spend money at the moment. Please may I have another and much more productive bite at the cherry
I can’t help you with the course, but I really wish you all the best and to recover soon. You had a very hard time and you really deserve a success. Coming back to the course and to the forum will give you a pat on the back.
Pob lwc.
Yes, of course, you absolutely can - just drop admin@saysomethingin.com a line and they’ll help get you set up with the access - say that you spoke to Aran and that I asked you to contact them to set it up…
But also - you might find it interesting to repeat on your own time as well starting at Challenge 25 of Level 2 and working backwards - you’ll find that a lot of it comes back much more quickly than you would expect…
That sounds very back to front Aran, but I’ve trusted you so far so I’ll give it a try. If i’m not an active member can I still join the Forum occasionally to report progress? The bit in your book about how the language can come back after a long gap was really encouraging. OK back to work.
It’s really because of what it says in the HILT booklet - you don’t actually lose the material when you have a break, it just bobs under the level of your conscious control - so revisiting challenge 25 and 24 will reactivate 80%+ of what you learnt previously, which will give you a much earlier sense of success…
And yes, absolutely, the forum is open to everyone and we’re always glad to see you here
Im struggling too ( NHS frontliner), i want to stop for a while and go back over lessons, ive managed a few but my subscription means i now have so many lessons stored and i feel a bit overwhelmed about catching up with them all
If you email admin@saysomethingin.com, you can ask for a pause while you catch up in your own time - there’s no deadline to do them all, just take it steady a bit at a time and you will catch up. And remember, this forum is always here for you for help and support
I took your advice, Aran, and tried starting at the very end - level 2, 25. That was hopeless. There were too many tags I’d missed which threw me. So I tried again at 19 and it worked!! I made lots of mistakes but I found that the things I could say were at a normal speed. What I remembered - much more than I would have believed - came out quite pat. I feel really encouraged to carry on. Thank you.
Excellent, well done - it sounds as though you probably did fine with 25, but were just a bit too hard on yourself about the minor details - but great idea to try 19 instead, and that’s a terrific step forwards
Don’t think about it in terms of catching up - think about it as having lots of spare material which you can whenever works for you, without any need to go at a particular speed…
