Curly Studies

| Studyblr / Langblr | College Student | Standard Chinese | Bachelors of Applied Science in Management in Techology (May 2017) | 23 years old | Nevada, USA | Ravenclaw | Team Mystic |  For the Alliance! | Please call me Sarah | Part of the @thepokemonstudynet |

[sionedschinese]

Quick grammar post on present tense!

在 (zài) - Indicates an action in progress, for example:

我看电视 - I was watching TV / I watched TV 我在看电视 - I am watching TV

在 can often be used interchangeably with  正在 (Zhèngzài), which means “to be in the process of” , “to be doing (something) right now.

我们正在找你 - We are looking for you 我们在找你 - We are looking for you

The negative form of these verbs is 没在 (méi zài). 

现在外边正在下雨 - It’s raining outside right now. 现在外边没在下雨 - It isn’t raining outside right now.

[curlystudies-blog]

I am not quite this far in my studies, but re-blogging to to inspire myself to continue learning Chinese.

[africant]

I’m Almost There!

[iwasborntostudy]

Journaling + chilling

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This just looks so relaxing!

[the-future-now-deactivated20170]

follow @the-future-now

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This is soo inspiring!

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Well this week was a bust

I was just the opposite of productive this week. I have so much piling up but just couldn’t bring myself to do any of it. Blame my period... or i suppose you could just blame me. Ugh, I am so tired and sore.

But did get a 92% on my Operations Management first exam though... so not all has been bad. I have an exam tonight for my Human Resources course so I guess we’ll see how that goes.

I am probably going to load up my queue, and dedicate this weekend to studying. I have a couple of essays that I need to work on, as well as a few course projects I ought to get to get started on. I am also falling behind on my Chinese studies... I guess you can say that I put the pro in procrastination.

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Nothing makes me angrier than having to argue with an instructor over a "nothing assignment” to make sure I receive full points.

I follow THEIR instructions to a tee, and yet I still have to argue. It is not my fault you either  simply overlooked part of my completed assignment or just like being a dick. Please don’t accuse me of not being a competent student when in fact your an incompetent instructor. I have been attending school non-stop since 1998 (kindergarten), and my GPA is ABOVE 3.5. I think I know how to student.Nonetheless, I will be appealing. Heeeelllllooooo, department head.

[timhortons]

i hope youre all lying and hyping your cv/resume’s up

[timhortons]

i have never gotten an interview and not been offered a job position after it

[timhortons]

I mean lets be honest if everyone else is gassing theirs up like no tomorrow and you’re being as honest as you can who th are the recruitment team going to be more interested in

[timhortons]

There’s people working in my banks head office with me WITH MUCH MORE EXPERIENCE than me BUT ARE GETTING PAID LESS

[timhortons]

we’re doing the exact same job role

[timhortons]

the point I’m trying to make here is if you’ve handled finances for a company you’re now what i would call a treasurer my g, if you’ve done admin work you are now a secretary (or as I’ve put Management secretary)

[timhortons]

you help some kid with his homework? you’re a private tutor.

keep your bullets points for the job role as concise and important sounding as possible AND ALWAYS EMPHASIS THAT YOURE A TEAM PLAYER IF YOURE GOING TO WORK IN A TEAM.

[timhortons]

go into that interview room and get your story straight the night before and remember that interviews are two way conversatons yes they might be grilling you but at the end of it make sure to grill them BACK. do you have any hesitations about my qualifications? my suitability for the job? any feedback on my cv? how long have you been working at this company? do you like it here? whats the work environment like?

I ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS GET THE SAME FEEDBACK WHEN THEY GET BACK IN TOUCH WITH ME

“ive never been asked those questions before” / “you were one of the strongest candidates”

[timhortons]

throughout the interview emphasise that youre about progression, that you want more responsibilities than you did at your previous job, tell them the hours here are more suitable for me than my last ones were, AND WHEN IT COMES TO SALARY NEGOTIATION its all about continuity. tell them again that it boils down to progression. make up a reasonable figure for how much you were paid in your last role (do your research for how much the industry youre applying to or the role youre applying for pays, base it on that) tell them you expect more than you were previously paid. do not give them a figure. progression is your primary focus, tell them if youre progressing youre happy. leave it at that.

[timhortons]

LIE THROUGH YOUR TEETH AND GET THAT MONEY

[infiniteglitterfall]

I had an interview yesterday, at the place I’ve been temping, where I busted out the “is there anything about my skills or background that makes you concerned about my fit for this job” question for the first time.

Neither of my supervisors had never gotten it before either. They had to think for a while, and then it turned into them telling me how great I am and what they love about me.

This stuff is real. I would also say: none of it is lying. This is taking experience that you normally downplay and write off, and putting it in accurate words they’ll understand.

It’s hacking the capitalist system. Why ISN’T helping a kid with homework “tutoring”, when the only thing missing is a paycheck?

It’s especially important for anyone who isn’t a cis white man, because many of us are so thoroughly trained to feel like we are not good enough.

Privilege tells people they can fake it, and that they’re good enough just as people and can learn the skills on the job. Abuse and oppression tell people they aren’t good enough as people and that even their high skills are probably below average, and that unless they had the specific job title or were using certain skills officially, nobody will think it counts.

The goal is to at least fake the confidence of a privileged person, to give the employer a chance at seeing the skills that you’ve been trained to undervalue.

[curlystudies-blog]

Love this! Although, it’s not exactly “lying through your teeth.” It’s all about talking the talk and walking the walk. It’s never been about how qualified you actually are but rather how good you are selling yourself. Charisma will get you everywhere. So go ahead and use strong action words, and come up with accurate titles for the experience you already have (because helping students with homework IS tutoring). In other words use your vocabularly!!!! The problem is that we are sometimes much to modest, and, like the user before me said, we should never downplay our experience. That will never get you the job.

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@professorerudite Yes, but the Wikipedia page for Mandarin also states that the Beijing dialect of Mandarin is just a basis for Standard Chinese.

Also, I am a complete beginner which is why I find this all so confusing. :/

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 @professorerudite I had thought the same thing about Mandarin until I started doing some more research. I got a hold of of a textbook that appears to be a standard for Chinese courses at various Universities. And no where does it mention that what I would be studying is Mandarin. This goes for apps I use like Memrise as well. They each refer to the language as "Standard Chinese." So this naturally got me curious and I came upon these:

https://www.quora.com/Is-it-anachronistic-to-refer-to-Modern-Standard-Chinese-as-Mandarin

https://eastasiastudent.net/china/main-chinese-language/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_Chinese

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandarin_Chinese .

I guess in the US of A it would not be wrong to refer to to Standard Chinese as Mandarin but it appears that rest of the world does not do that.

Trust me,  I am quite confused.

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Well, I feel like an idiot...

My target language is actually Modern Standard Chinese.. not Mandarin.

Apparently, Mandarin is usually only spoken by government officials. I had just assumed that Mandarin is what is taught now-a-days but boy was I wrong.

I knew getting my hands onto a textbook would teach me something.... I am not even finished reading the “Introduction”  yet. I guess I have a lot to learn lol.

I am such an ignorant American.. please forgive me.

[zenmezhongwen]

Theme Vocabulary: School

学生 (xuésheng) student

同学 (tóng​xué) classmate

老师 (lǎo​shī) teacher

学校 (xué​xiào) school

学院 (xué​yuàn) college

小学 (xiǎo​xué) elementary / primary school

中学 (zhōng​xué) middle school

大学 (dà​xué) university

学习 (xué​xí) to study

系 (xì) faculty

学科 (xué​kē) subject

课 (kè) class

功课 (gōng​kè) homework

学士 (xué​shì) bachelor’s degree

硕士 (shuò​shì) master’s degree

上学 (shàng ​xué) to go to school

上课 (shàng kè) start class

学年 (xué​nián) academic year

[learninchinese]

高中 (gāo zhōng）high school

[kanyewesticle]

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Oh man, I can relate.

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This week doesn’t seem too busy which is good because I am already warn out. I also desperately just want to hang out in my undies and play the sims 3 for a week straight. 14 more weeks until winter break, not that I am keeping track or anything.

Blue text is for  my Business and Technoly , pink is for Human Resourse Managagement, green is for Operations Managment, and orange is for Mandarin.

Let’s hope this a productive week!

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Semester Long Projects

I hate you. Please die in a large explosion. I will not miss you.

……..

Project requires that I reach out to a  local business and study a single process that they perform. I have reached out to at least 20 different businesses this week and not a single one has gotten back to me. My proposal is due Sunday night. I am contemplating cheating. Do you think I could make a fake business, with a fake domain name, with fake people, and fake contact info made before Sunday?

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Update: I was actually able to get my proposal turned in at the very last second. One organization unexpectedly came through. I am thrilled!

.... still don’t want to do the project. I am laaaazzzzyyy.

[linguaphilooza]

reblog if you’re learning an asian language

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Teaching myself Mandarin. in between normal college courses :3

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Semester Long Projects

I hate you. Please die in a large explosion. I will not miss you.

........

Project requires that I reach out to a  local business and study a single process that they perform. I have reached out to at least 20 different businesses this week and not a single one has gotten back to me. My proposal is due Sunday night. I am contemplating cheating. Do you think I could make a fake business, with a fake domain name, with fake people, and fake contact info made before Sunday?

[language-obsession]

why is stroke order important?

this is AN AMAZING QUESTION. i’ve thought about this myself when I was learning to write Chinese as a small child, and even to this day I still write certain words with the wrong stroke order ahahaha. but here are some reasons why it’s important to learn the correct stroke order: 

- oftentimes, stroke orders are set in place to help keep your characters well proportioned and it also makes your writing neater (even if you don’t think it makes a difference)

- there are chinese input systems that require proper stroke order, and if you’re used to just doing whatever stroke order you want, you won’t be able to type out the character you want (although there are tons of alternative input systems, so this wouldn’t be a HUGE problem)

- when you start getting to complex characters like 鬱, it’ll be important to know how to break down the character so that you can write it correctly without any extra/missing strokes. (note: this character is only found in traditional Chinese and Japanese, but my point still stands) 

- stroke order seems like a pain, but once you get the basic principle behind it (top left to bottom right), your brain will automatically get the feel for it. it’ll make your writing speed WAYYY faster (bc you won’t have to copy out the character like a picture) and you’ll also retain words better because you see the character as distinct units with specific strokes. 

it’s not the end of the world if you write something with the wrong stroke order, but it’s definitely something to keep in mind when handwriting in Chinese/Japanese. 

if it makes you feel any better, i’ve been writing Chinese for most of my life and I still can’t get the stroke order for 身 right. also i recently discovered i’d been writing 不 (one of the most common chinese words) wrong my entire life…

[tiantianxuexi]

yes yes yes! people underestimate how important stroke order is for making your characters look neat, but lemme tell you it makes a difference. (source: a prof has told me I “need to relax” and he can tell bc my handwriting is too nice. strangers have told me my handwriting is nice. this is the main thing I have going for me apparently) 

also sometimes if you draw into pleco with a weird-ass order it wont pull up what you want.