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One month Basque boost: final week diary

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Kaixo denei!  Here's the diary of the fourth week  “One month Basque boost”  project and a final round-up of all I did to level up my spoken Basque in the month before I took part in a Basque TV programme.  I've delayed this post by a week to wrap things up after the shoot (which took place six days ago).  At the end of this final week's diary, there’s the final catch-up video … [Read more...]

One month Basque boost: third week diary

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Kaixo denei!  It's the end of week three of my summer "One month Basque boost"  project.  One week to go until I'm in a Basque TV programme. My aim this month has been to have at least five thirty or forty-five minute lessons with a teacher on Skype each week and to do thirty minutes of self-study a day. This week I managed to have eight lessons and did the extra study five … [Read more...]

One Month Basque Boost: kick off

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Kaixo denei Londresetik! I've just had some exciting news: I'm going to be in a Basque TV programme. The crew is coming to shoot at the end of August. That's great motivation for me as an intermediate level Basque learner to put my foot on the gas during the next four weeks. In this post I'm launching my "One month Basque Boost" mini project (scroll right down for launch … [Read more...]

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