State your learning goals for this week and how you went about accomplishing these goals.
My learning goals for this week was watching a tv series in Bengali. I watched Bojhena Se Bojhena and it was a pretty difficult task because the show did not ha
Read more…Attitudes about Time in the Target Culture
“Baje” means “time” in Bengali. Telling time is quite simple in Bengali. All that needs to be done to tell time is placing the numbers before the word “baje.” One o’clock is “ekta baje.” In general, Banglade
Read more…Reflect on how knowing a language's history can help you learn the language. To what family does your language belong? What sounds, words or structures exemplify periods of contact with other cultures?
This week I spoke of the history of the Bengali
Read more…Cultural post:
The cultural topic my learning partner and I discussed this week was social media. Although Bangladesh has developed their technology use later than a lot of the world, many people in Bangladesh use social media. People use Facebook th
Read more…Reflect upon your progress to date, consider the effectiveness of your learning plan and activities, and discuss what changes--if any--you will make to finish the semester.
I think I have been doing pretty well progressing in my learning plan. At the
Read more…Show that you can ask and answer questions about identity
Please see attached.
Tumar Naam Ki? –What is your name?
Amar Naam Aheema—My Name is Aheema
Tumi ki koro? –What do you do (for a living)?
Ami hulo ekta chatro—I am a student
Tumar abeg ki? Wha
Read more…Reflect on your language learning so far. How would you describe the relationship between understanding the target culture and target language? What do you need to improve your communicative competence? What other kinds of competence from the reading
Read more…Identify a topic for your culture project and your learning goals for your topic.
A possible topic for my cultural project could be the Bangladeshi holidays. The holidays tell a lot about the culture and the language. In fact, Bangladesh fought for
Read more…Do some preliminary research on what most interests you about the target culture, and describe how this topic relates to language. Do you need any special vocabulary or linguistic knowledge to engage this topic? If so, have you included objectives in
Read more…Target Language's Writing System
According to my learning plan, I am not focusing on the Bengali writing system, but knowing a few of the alphabets helps with pronunciation when speaking. Also, the letters are very different than the English alphabet
Read more…1. Describe the phonetic inventory of your target language. Are there sounds in your language that doesn't exist in English? Provide several phonetic transcriptions of important words.
2. What do you need to know about the structure of your target la
Read more…How would you qualify or describe different aspects of your target culture? Reflect and your own experiences and expectations of the culture in question. How does your culture reflect various qualitative Hofstede dimensions of culture explored in cla
Read more…Greetings, farewells, introductions
Hello (peace be upon you), my name is Aheema. I am a student at University of Richmond. I will be graduating in three months and then be working for a year. Afterward, I will be completing higher education. Thank y
Read more…Cultural Topic of Your Choice
I learned basic survival skills. For instance, the words for water (pani), restroom (gushul khana), and phone (dhur-basho). I have learned sentence structure as well. If I want to say “I want water” it would be “Ami pani
Read more…State your learning goals for this week and how you went about accomplishing these goals.
I have organized my self-directed learning plan to focus on speaking and listening. I have been listening to my Spotify playlist and it has helped me greatly un
Read more…In addition to discussing the resources (see above), outline how you have begun to work on your first language tasks.
I have bookmarked many different sites to help me in my learning. BYKI has been discontinued, but I think it would have been a great
Read more…Second Cultural Post: Formality and Informality in Target Language
After speaking to my language partner I learned that Bengali could be spoken in informal and formal language. Informal language is often used with friends or those who are very close
Read more…In “How the Brain Handles Language,” Crystal D. states the area of the brain cortex that relates to the ability to speak is the Broca’s area. The area that relates to the ability to comprehend speech is the Wernicke’s area. The readings also discuss
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