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[hangukkie]

Joon’s weverse live vocab !

(‘yay’ - 251228) - Part 1

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자랑하다 - to brag

공개 - public/reveal

후임 - successor

공허하다 - empty/blank

용건 - business matter

정하다 - decide

거치대 - holder

화면 - screen

차단하다 - to block/cut off

진행 - progress

최악 - the worst

전역하다 - to be discharged (military)

요새 - recently/these days

적응하다 - to adapt

실제로 - in reality

평을하다 - to make a judgment

막 - just/right now

매치하다 - to match

침착하다 - to be composed/level-headed

전까지 - until/up to (a certain point)

예전 - before/in the past

감정 - feeling/emotion

공예 - craft

까맣다 - to be very dark/pitch black

덕질하다 - to be a fan of something/to fangirl/boy

[salvadorbonaparte]

Shout out to all language students with disabilities, chronic illnesses and health conditions that impact their ability to write, read, pronounce, remember or otherwise interact with their target language. I'm here with you and I believe in you.

[poptartstudies]

I need someone to make or direct me to a book annotation guide. I have no idea how to do it. One that’s to like really study a book. And not just to like write a paper about it later. How do I annotate a book that I enjoy critically and still enjoy the book? Also. What do you do when you have big thoughts? How do you keep all your pens organized when you’re all cozy gremlin mode reading? I imagine a pencil bag would be a hassle unless you’re into pulling colors at random.

[academic-vampire]

𝔰𝔫𝔬𝔴𝔶 𝔠𝔞𝔪𝔭𝔲𝔰 ❄️

[valeria-sage]

Guys. I’m in love. These are some small, quick exercises for people who are bed-bound. It’s linked, but for anyone who doesn’t want to read it:

Hands, Shoulders, and Arms

Shrugging Shoulders

This exercise works best when it is done while sitting down. Shrug shoulders in a way that the shoulders reach the back of your head. It is best to repeat it 5 to 10 times a day.

Palm Stretching

To do this, open your palm and extend your fingers for a few seconds. Try to extend as much as you can until you feel a stretch. Now, touch your thumb with each finger individually. Repeat the same for both hands.

Arm Raises

A very simple exercise is to raise your left arm as high as you can above the head. After repeating it five times, repeat this five times with your right arm.

Now, raise your left arm again in front of you and then change your arm five times. These are called forward arm raises.

Now, for one of the best bed exercises for arms, raise your arm straight out to the side, this is called lateral arm raise. Do it one by one for each arm. If you have the strength, then do this for both arms at the same time.

Arm Crosses

For this, move your arms to the sides until you feel a minor stretch. Now, bring the arms closer to each other in a way that they pass each other in a cross.

Neck

Head Rotation

You can do this while sitting. You need to tilt your head to one side and then rotate it 360 degrees gradually. Repeat the exercise from one side and then repeat it in the reverse direction.

Head Turns

For this, you need to turn your head slowly from one extreme to another. Stretch your head in a way that you feel extreme tension on the side of the neck. Repeat this five times a day and increase the number of repetitions every few days.

Leg, Ankles, and Feet

Leg Rotation

To perform this, keep one of your legs still. Move the other leg to the outer side, a little away from the first leg. Bring it back again and repeat it for the same leg several times. Now, do the same for the other leg.

Ankle Rotation

For this one, extend your legs while sitting down or lying down. Now, raise your leg slightly above the surface. Rotate your ankles clockwise and anticlockwise. Do this at least five times each.

Toe Bends

While lying down, flex your toes when you point them. Stretch the toes outwards and then inwards, towards yourself.

Ankle Bends

Bend your toes in a way that they are pointing towards the ceiling and then backward.

Full Body

Hip Raises

To do this, you can lie down on your back and raise your lips slightly from the bed. You need to keep the hips in the air for a few seconds before you bring them down.

[anthroamazed]

tips for stem majors in math and science courses (spoonie + neurodivergent friendly)

hi y’all! my nameis lila and i’m a 28 year old physics and anthropology major who’s about 2 years through college (in the US)! as we’re coming up on the start of the fall ‘23 college semester, i thought i might share some really solid hacks for fellow STEM students taking science and/or math courses that i’ve basically built my college academic career on. and! these study tips are spoonie and adhd friendly! as a matter of fact, a lot of these are tips/methods that specifically work for me as a neurodivergent spoonie (i have pretty severe adhd, as well as POTS and ME/CFS), but that i think non-disabled/non-spoonie and/or neurotypical students could also benefit from using! so with out any further ado, here are my 7 tried and true study hacks for college math and science classes…

1) discover your learning style and tailor your studying towards leveraging it.

you’ve probably heard of visual, audio, and kinesthetic learning styles, but did you now there’s actually way more learning styles than just those three? i’m personally a “social learner,” meaning i learn best through discussion and socialization with 1+ other people to interact with. this could look like teaching other classmates concepts and methods that we’ve learned or discussing ideas with classmates and/or professors until i fully understand the concepts at play and how they connect and can reflect them in performing analysis and application, etc. honestly, figuring out my learning style was hands down one of the most helpful things i’ve done in college. it has allowed me to choose professors who i will mesh better with in terms of how they teach, as well as to adapt materials and methods to my style of learning in order to master them quicker and more effectively.

2) rewrite your notes after lecture, for the love of god.

this tip actually comes from my high school IB Math HL teacher, who told me to do this when i originally left high school for college. even if you think you’ve mastered the basics of the topic covered during the lecture, rewriting those notes after lecture helps really hammer in the knowledge that you’ve already established and also helps to get the wheels turning on pieces of information you might have less of a grasp on. try tp set aside at least 30 - 40 minutes after class to just rewrite your notes and try to really digest the information.

3) body doubling is one of the most beneficial things ever to be invented even if you’re not adhd, and i WILL die on that hill, thank you very much.

“body doubling” or “having an accountabilibuddy” are interchangeable terms in the adhd community that mean you have one or more consistent study buddy/buddies who you do all the homework and/or studying with in person on a regular basis, even if you’re just working next to each other in total silence. this does a couple of things. first off, it forces homework/assignments/studying to become a concrete social obligation you need to regularly show up for, rather than a nebulous obligation based on an invisible deadline. second off, it gives you 1+ partners to work out your problems concerning course topics with. third off, it allows you to build a network of peers where you feel comfortable helping each other with course material (this is especially great because it’s likely you and your classmates have different strengths regarding course content). tbh, body doubling is the other method that i, personally, have found most useful in college and i highly recommend trying it, even if you don’t have adhd.

4) teach others/your classmates the analysis and application methods you’ve learned, even if those methods aren’t 100% solidified for you (trust me on this).

the goal of stem courses is never memorization, but rather being able to understand a topic well enough to analyze a similar situation and apply the what you’ve learned creatively. this is where teaching others comes in. in order to teach others a concept and its related analysis and application well, you have to have at least a fraction of a decent understanding of these things yourself, and, further, often time in teaching these things you also learn to grasp the concepts/aanalysis/applications even better than you did before with each new teaching session. basically: teaching others is a creative way of also teaching yourself. you get the benefits of repetition, of thinking about a concept/technique/analysis and application in a new way, and of getting to apply the concept/technique/analysis and applicatioin to a new scenario each time. plus, you’ll typically make friends quickly in the process! there’s really no downside to this tip imo ;-)

5) utilize your college’s tutoring center/program(s), even when you don’t think you need to.

usually colleges have either set up a general “tutoring center,” on campus where you can find tutors for all different kinds of topics and courses available during regular hours for walk-in sessions and/or appointments free of charge or departments will hold regular weekly (or twice weekly) free on-campus tutoring sessions for specific courses. regardless of which of these options your college has, i highly recommend attending at least one tutoring session/appointment (ideally with the same tutor if/when you eventually find one you click with) every single week, even when you don’t feel like you’re struggling with the topic(s) covered in that week’s lecture. this will help you review topics and techniques covered in lecture, deepen your understanding of them, and, if nothing else, it’s an excuse to get homework out of the way while having someone else there who can help you if/when you get stuck. attending at least one session weekly also helps you get into a habit and routine of keeping up with your assignments, so you’re not left scrambling at the last minute before they’re due.

6) if you have accommodations, request access to record lectures. if you do not have accommodations, ask your professor if you are allowed to record lectures. IF YOU RECORD LECTURES, DO NOT FORGET TO REVIEW THEM!

okay, so first up for my fellow spoonies and neurodivergent peeps: when you apply for/renew your accommodations, make sure that “recordinng lectures” is on your MOA (memorandum of accommodations), because so long as it is, your professors legally cannot deny you permission to record lectures without risk of themself and the college being sued for an ADA violation. also, make friends with a classmate and ask them to record lectures and send them to you if/when you are absent (let the professor know that you’ve asked this classmate to record and send you the lecture if you are absent)

now, if you aren’t disabled, a spoonie, and/or neurodivergent, you aren’t guaranteed permission to record lectures. however. ask the professor if you can have their permission to audio record lectures (be sure to also let them know that such a recording would be for personal use only and that you don’t plan on distributing the recordings). i’ve found that many professors don’t mind you having an audio recording.

even if you aren’t an audible learner it can be really useful to have these recordings to review at a later point. oftentimes reviewing lecture recordings can be useful if you glazed over and missed a section of the lecture and/or if you can’t remember what a professor taught during a section of a lecture.

7) last but not least, on a related note, if you have accommodations, also request access to your professor’s lecture notes. if you don’t have accommodations, check if your professor posts their lecture notes for students to use.

having your professor’s notes can be extremely useful for review purposes, but they can also help you understand where your professor is going with course content and what they want to stress as important.

[corvid-language-library]

Norwegian Bokmål for Total Beginners (January 2024 Crash Course)

12. Calendar

Hello all! Today we've just got some useful when words.

i dag - today

i går - yesterday

i morgen - tomorrow

i forgårs - the day before yesterday

i overmorgen - the day after tomorrow

i morges - this morning

i ettermiddag - this afternoon

i kveld - this evening

i natt - tonight, last night*

(akkurat) nå - (right) now

morgen (m) - morning

ettermiddag (m) - afternoon

kveld (m) - evening

natt (m/f) - night

*I natt describes the closest night. If it's 9am and you say "i natt", it means the night before. If it's 9pm, it means the coming night.

[my-autism-adhd-blog]

The oldest known Quasar J0313-18!

James Webb Space Telescope JWST

[linguistness]

Best language learning tips & masterlists from other bloggers I’ve come across

(these posts are not my own!)

THE HOLY GRAIL of language learning (-> seriously tho, this is the BEST thing I’ve ever come across)

Tips:

Some language learning exercises and tips

20 Favorite Language Learning Tips

what should you be reading to maximize your language learning?

tips for learning a language (things i wish i knew before i started)

language learning and langblr tips

Tips on how to read in your target language for longer periods of time

Tips and inspiration from Fluent in 3 months by Benny Lewis

Tips for learning a sign language

Tips for relearning your second first language

How to:

how to self teach a new language

learning a language: how to

learning languages and how to make it fun

how to study languages

how to practice speaking in a foreign language

how to learn a language when you don’t know where to start

how to make a schedule for language learning

How to keep track of learning more than one language at the same time

Masterposts:

Language Study Master Post

Swedish Resources Masterpost

French Resouces Masterpost

Italian Resources Masterpost

Resource List for Learning German

Challenges:

Language-Sanctuary Langblr Challenge

language learning checkerboard challenge

Word lists:

2+ months of language learning prompts

list of words you need to know in your target language, in 3 levels

Other stuff:

bullet journal dedicated to language learning

over 400 language related youtube channels in 50+ languages

TED talks about language (learning)

Learning the Alien Languages of Star Trek

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Feel free to reblog and add your own lists / masterlists!

[yvanspijk]

Chez & casa

French chez, as in chez nous (at our place; with us), has the same origin as the word casa (house) in languages such as Spanish and Italian. In Old French it meant 'at the house of'. After centuries of widening, its array of meanings has now become very broad.

[makabunni]

Study Masterpost

I spent a whole lot of time on this… tumblr post length limits KILL me when I make masterposts  ૮₍ ˃ ⤙ ˂ ₎ა! I will update this with more resources, subjects etc until i run out of room. Make sure you check the tag “makabees masterposts” to find the updates. Feel free to send requests to my inbox for subjects  ( ⸝⸝´꒳`⸝⸝)! Most of these are free resources..

MATHEMATICS

✧*̥˚ algebra*̥˚✧

khan academy’s free algebra course 1 / 2

OGT algebra playlist

Cliffnote’s algebra notes

Mathplanet for free textbook and videos

edx’s entire selection of algebra courses for free

brilliant’s algebra practice

thriftbooks algebra for dummies

✧*̥˚ calculus*̥˚✧

OGT calculus playlist 

Khan academy  precalculus course

Brilliant’s calculus course

Professor leonard calculus lectures

Caclulus MITOCW textbook (workbook?)

Calculus full course vid

✧*̥˚ physics*̥˚✧

pocket physics app (ANDROID ONLY)

intro to physics pdf

college physics openstax textbook

stanford: understanding einstein special theory of relativity course

SCIENCE 

✧*̥˚ psychology*̥˚✧

sparknotes psychology

psychology 150 notes

simplypsychology guides for students

psychology crash course

coursera psychology selection

alison psychology selection

principles of neuropsychology pdf

MIT intro to psychology textbook

YALE intro to psychology lectures

✧*̥˚ biology*̥˚✧

khan academy bio courses HS / AP

STANFORD human behavioral bio lectures

MIT introduction to biology lectures

Biology sparknoets study guide

Thebiologynotes online bio notes for students

bio lectures

introduction to marine life course vid

marine biology at home playlist

marine biology lectures

marine biology lecture notes

✧*̥˚ chemistry*̥˚✧

general chemistry playlist

cliffnotes chemistry

khan academy chemistry

organic chemistry playlist

chemistry textbook pdf

✧*̥˚ neurology*̥˚✧ (brain stuff)

MIT open courseware cellular neurobiology

MIT ENTIRE NEUROSCIENCE OCW COLLECTION

neurology: divisions of the nervous system

neurology videos/playlist

HARVARD opencourseware neuroscience pt 1 / pt 2

✧*̥˚ astronomy*̥˚✧

astrobiology : exploring other worlds course

crash course astronomy playlist

YALE astronomy lectures

CALTECH astronomy lectures

general astronomy lectures

caltech the evolving universe course

journey throught he universe documentary

✧*̥˚ cosmology*̥˚✧

STANFORD cosmology lecture collection

understanding modern physics: cosmology and relativity

the beginning and end of the universe documentary

caltech physical foundations of cosmology pdf

intro to cosmology pdf

✧*̥˚ ecology/environmental*̥˚✧

MIT open courseware Ecology 1: The earth system

MIT open courseware Ecology 2: engineering for sustainability

MIT open courseware oceanography

Elements of ecology thriftbooks

netflix our planet playlist

✧*̥˚ geology*̥˚✧

engineering geology and geotechnics

geology 101 lectures uni of hawaii

MIT OCW intro to geology notes

geological sciences lectures

✧*̥˚ archaeology*̥˚✧

osteoarchaeology: the truth in our bones course

the archaeology of disease documented in skeletons

introduction to archaeology lecture

archaeology lectures playlist

ENGLISH/LITERATURE/ARTS

✧*̥˚ grammar*̥˚✧

grammarly handbook

purdue writing lab

✧*̥˚ literature*̥˚✧

Thriftbooks entire literature section for cheap lit

creative writing specialization

plagues witches and war: the worlds of historical fiction

✧*̥˚arts*̥˚✧

MIT open courseware Intro to art history

lecture at MFA

prehistoric art lecture

my art ref masterpost

list of pdf books that might help artists

✧*̥˚mythology*̥˚✧

greek and roman mythology pdf

greek and roman mythology course

old norse mythology in the sources course

[math-wolfe]

[poptartstudies]

Once again desperately wanting to go back to school for computational astrophysics.

[poptartstudies]

Why are the Norwegian dub and sub so different from each other for Frozen 2? It’s not all about space.

[adito-lang]

15 random Norwegian driving-related terms

å få/ta lappen – to get a driver’s license

å stå fast i trafikken – to be stuck in traffic

å tute – to honk

å kjøre på rødt (lys) - to run a red light

å bråbremse – to slam on the brakes

spake (-en) – gear shift lever

å gire ned – to downshift (a gear)

å gire opp - to shift up (a gear)

kollisjonspute (-en) – airbag

viskerne – windshield wipers

vinterdekk (-et) – snow/winter tire

å ta på seg bilbeltet/selen – to put on a seatbelt

oppkjørsel (-en) – driveway

rundkjøring (-en) – traffic roundabout

fyllekjøring (-en) – drunk driving

[korstudying]

15 Easy writing prompts to help you learn!📝


10 facts about yourself


Describe your hobbies


10 things you see in your house


Describe your family


Foods you like and/or dislike


Why are you learning Korean (or any other language)?


Describe your personality


What places do you want to visit?


What’s your favourite season and why?


What’s your favourite animal and why?


Where do you see yourself in 5 years?


Favourite part of the day


Describe your pets (or friend’s pets)


Describe the weather outside 


A list of questions you’d like to ask someone (like an interview with you fave)


Feel free to put your stories in the replies! Let’s help each other! 💕

[korstudying]

More prompts for beginners!📝

Describe your day 

Describe your morning routine 

Describe your evening routine

Describe a (imaginary) friend 

Describe your favourite season 

What is your favourite activity to do? why?

Describe your neighbourhood

Describe your favourite holiday

What is your favourite book/movie? why?

What was your favourite trip/vacation? why?

Describe your dream trip/vacation

Write your to-do lists in your target-language

Where would you want to live? why?

Describe a recent dream

What would you do with a million dollars?