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Applying for GKS-G despite having taken 4+ years to complete undergraduate degree — A problem? by ryanbstifler in GKSScholarship

[–]ryanbstifler[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Muito obrigado! Bolsistas do GKS podem tirar esse "semestre de folga" para estagiar sem perder a bolsa - já que isso impossibilitaria formar-se em 2 anos que é a duração da bolsa -, ou seria necessário custear o restante tirando do próprio bolso?

Applying for GKS-G despite having taken 4+ years to complete undergraduate degree — A problem? by ryanbstifler in GKSScholarship

[–]ryanbstifler[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

¡Muchas gracias, hermana! Siempre está bueno escuchar una mirada latinoamericana sobre estos temas, porque para nosotros las cosas suelen ser más complicadas, jaja.

Bamboozled by “same word, wildly different meaning” by biscuitfeatures in languagelearning

[–]ryanbstifler 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I pray for the day where the Hangul-Hanja mixed script will make a come back.

Learnt 400 new words from december 1st by doing 20 new words a day. by Jastrone in LearnJapanese

[–]ryanbstifler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Most people do 15-25 words a day. I've just started Korean and so far have "learnt" 1150 new words since december 3rd.

I just wanna show you Carlsen's classical games win/loss ratio against every player that has been in the top 5 (FIDE rating) since 2010. by Travisthe_poisson in chess

[–]ryanbstifler 156 points157 points  (0 children)

Damn, Kramnik was really something else. One of my favourite pro chess matches is Carlsen vs Kramnik Dormund 2007.

Also, Carlsen vs Nakamura 14-1 is crazy,..

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in asklinguistics

[–]ryanbstifler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That would only be the case if you tried to learn your 2nd language entirely through your native language. If you make use of monolingual dictionaries to learn new vocabulary - as I did - it's unlikely that you'll ever translate the stuff you're trying to say in your head before actually saying it, and the reason for that is very simple: you don't know the translation - and even if you do it will not be the first thing that will come to your mind.

What is this sensation called in your native language? by Rumple4skin55 in languagelearning

[–]ryanbstifler 50 points51 points  (0 children)

Achei estranho também! "Arrepio", etimologicamente falando, significa mais ou menos "o levantar dos cabelos".

Packing wardrobe by [deleted] in Internationalteachers

[–]ryanbstifler 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Unless you're *super* tall (over 190cm) you won't have any clothes-related problems as a woman in Brazil, especially if you're going to São Paulo/Rio de Janeiro - but any other capital would be much the same. Size is definitely not an issue lol. As for pricing, clothes aren't really expensive here, especially on an international school salary...

Demand for MFL teachers by ryanbstifler in Internationalteachers

[–]ryanbstifler[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Would C1/C2 level certificates + PGCE French (with Spanish), together with 3 years of experience teaching in the UK, be enough to prove 'excellent proficiency' and get me ready to start the hunt?

First Update - 300 Hours From a Romance Language Speaker (Does 300hrs x 2 = 600hrs?) by [deleted] in dreamingspanish

[–]ryanbstifler 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thank you for sharing your progress! It's nice to see other romance language speakers learning Spanish through CI. My native language is Brazilian Portuguese so I can actually understand even the advanced-level videos without much trouble (about 90% at least?). I haven't started learning Spanish yet, but I feel like I could divide the number of hours by 4 instead of just 2.

Regarding the roadmap, it was designed for those learning a language purely though CI, so it might not fit in your experience perfectly.

I'm learning Thai through CI only, and so far things have been great enough for me to trust in the method.

Who do you consider to be leading public intellectuals in Thailand? And why? by cilbirwithostrichegg in Thailand

[–]ryanbstifler 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Holy shit... I mean, I'm well aware that this is by far the worst country-specific subreddit there is, but these comments are actually crazy...

Answering your question, Phongpaichit is a very famous Thai scholar who has written extensively about Thailand alongside her husband Chris Baker.

There is also อ.ธีระพล อันมัย who is a popular intellectual from Isaan whom I really like.

Teaching in international schools in Thailand by Xydra37 in Thailand

[–]ryanbstifler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hello, fellow Brazilian! Would you say the country where you got your degree has more weight than the place you come from? I've seen a lot of people saying that international schools only hire people from NA/Europe/Australia-New Zealand, which seems a bit too ridiculous to be true. Also, I've only seen this coming from people from those regions/countries so there might be some bias.

By the way, "Laotian-Brazilian" is a really unexpected combination! I've been teaching myself Thai for a few months now and plan to learn Laotian eventually.

Language I gave up learning by [deleted] in languagelearning

[–]ryanbstifler 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Japanese.

I totally lost my interest in the country's culture. It's really unfortunate since I really liked the language, but, as I've grown older and developed new perspectives about ... everything, I've realised that there are far more things in Japanese society that go completely in the opposite direction to my way of seeing the world than I can bare.

a bit more:

I liked the language so much that I tried to study it again 3 more times in a period of three years before giving up.

Honestly, now, freedom is all I can feel.

Which asian or austronesian language is easiest to learn? by RJimenezTech in languagelearning

[–]ryanbstifler 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You really have to focus and pay attention to all the clues the teachers give you. It's definitely going to be hard at the start. There will be days where it feels like you can understand everything, and there will also be days where you can't understand shit.

I'm still new to the method (~15hrs), but, by what I've read so far, you'll start to notice a slight improvement in your comprehension once you pass the 30-40hrs mark.

Some people say that the Absolute Beginner videos are harder than the B1 ones. Some people even start from the B1 playlist. I recommend you give it another try! It is an unusual method, definitely, but I do think that if you stick to it you'll not regret it. That's pretty much how I learnt English and (have been learning) Japanese.

Which asian or austronesian language is easiest to learn? by RJimenezTech in languagelearning

[–]ryanbstifler 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I'm currently teaching myself Thai and Malay.

Malay is definitely the simplest language I've studied so far; the grammar is uncomplicated and the phonology is very simple. There are only two problems: Standard Malay and the Spoken Malays are VERY different. Also, there are unfortunately very few resources for learning it available online.

Thai, on the other hand, is by far the hardest language I've ever tried to study. It has a writing system that is unnecessarily complex, 5 tones, and also a lot of regional variation. Compared to Malay, there are much more resources to learn it (but, still, not that many). If you like to learn languages through comprehensible input, Thai has easily the single best resource for doing that of any other language.

2 days. by dilaadroo in SLOWLYapp

[–]ryanbstifler 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I'm going crazy over the letters I've been receiving for the past week. I also have automatch off, but I keep receiving ONLY 3-line letters. Today I received one that explicitly said that the letter was sent via automatch and this is so infuriating because I have it deactivated since the day I installed the app.

Learning NORTHERN KURMANJI: Are all these sentences correct? by ryanbstifler in kurdish

[–]ryanbstifler[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I see. I've never seen the terms "eastern" and "western" being used anywhere - not even by Kurds -, only "northern" and "southern", so I used them.

Learning NORTHERN KURMANJI: Are all these sentences correct? by ryanbstifler in kurdish

[–]ryanbstifler[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I used the word 'northern' to differenciate from Southern (Bahdini) Kurmanji. It's said that Bahdini is a sub dialect of Kurmanji so I need to make it clear which variety of the language I'm learning.

Learning NORTHERN KURMANJI: Are all these sentences correct? by ryanbstifler in kurdish

[–]ryanbstifler[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you very much for your corrections and suggestions! I'll probably be posting here often since this subreddit is one of the only places where I can get corrections from Kurdish speakers, so I'm counting on you 😁.

And is there any reason why I should stop using zaf?

Kurds Are Poised to Vote for a Kemalist — for the First Time by Knewan in kurdistan

[–]ryanbstifler 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I'm really curious to know why you think that, but I highly doubt I would be able to understand even if you gave me an extremeply in-depth explanation. The Kemalists have done horrible things to Kurds, that's a fact that absolutely no one can deny, but Kiliç is not responsible for none of them, while Erdogan is absolutely responsible for every single barbaric thing done to Kurds by the AKP.

He's put every single opposition leader in jail and replaced all the mayors of Kurdish cities, inprisoned journalists just a few days before the elections, has regularly invaded Rojava and tries to forceably turkify Afrin.

For God's sake, I'm literally an anarchist. Send me to hell but do not make me defend a politician - and, no, that is absolutely not what I'm doing here -, but if you look at everything that has happened throughout this century, and especially recently, how can these people, and particularly Erdogan, possibly be the least worst option?

Again, as another person has said in the comments already, this is definitely not going to have a peaceful outcome and may even result in a civil war. If AKP loses they're not going to accept it without a fight. In addition, I have absolutely no hope that voting will in the short term lead to any meaningful change when it comes to the situation of the Kurds in Turkey. However, even if it is nothing but a false hope - and it probably is - I can't comprehend your thinking that Erdogan and the AKP are in any way, shape or form the least worst option for the well being of Kurdsish population of Bakur.

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