I always enjoyed the art of different languages. I speak Spanish on an intermediate level, and I think I enjoyed the deep personal relationship I was able to form with my mom as we spoke Spanish together. It was our "secret language". Overall, I beli
While trying to set up Mango Languages, I ran into a Flash error which I am working on resolving, but this looks like a great resource to practice conversational Hindi. Diigo is a great way to bookmark helpful resources that I've come across
What is your interest in 'your' language and what do you hope to accomplish this semester?
Despite Hindi being my native language, I never appreciated the importance of mastering the language until I set foot in the United States for my undergraduate
In the Korean language, formality and informality are probably one of the biggest aspects to the language and enhances the challenging nature of learning the language. The Korean language, according to so
What is your interest in 'your' language and what do you hope to accomplish this semester?
My interest in my language resorts from the fact that I am not able to speak it to complete fluency at a competent level where I can interact in a corporate s
Similar to several Asian languages and cultures, there is a formal way of addressing elders versus the informal way of addressing people who are as old or younger than oneself.
In order to address someone older than me, I'd have to use the 'respectful
With the help of the Levels of Competence document, I gauged that my level of interpretive listening and presentational speaking was stronger than my reading or writing. I pegged myself to be a Developing 2 for interpretive listening and presentation
Reflect on your experiences as a language learner. What did you enjoy? What did you dislike? Think about the FIRE modeland the surveys you have just completed. What kind of learner are you? What kinds of language learning activities suit your le
As I’m currently learning Mandarin through the University of Richmond, one aspect of learning a new language that I enjoy is finding words and phrases that are non-existent in other languages. For example, in Mandarin, it is difficult to find a word
What are the attitudes about family in the culture(s) you are studying? How are families organized? Is the family evolving? How are these attitudes reflected in the language?
Identify a topic for your cultural project and reflect upon how this project relates to your language learning. State your learning goals for the project.
Has the writing system changed over time? Is there an alphabet? If yes, how many letters? What do they represent? Are there significant differences between manuscript and print? If there is no alphabet, what is the relationship between oral and
In the culture(s) where 'your' language is spoken, are there significant differences in the language when you are talking to family rather than strangers? older people rather than younger? men rather than women?