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May 17, 2025
Annie Hankin posted discussions
May 13, 2025
Annie Hankin replied to Gareth Woo's discussion Learning Journal - Gareth (relearns) Malay
"I like how you really honed in on your goal of improving casualness and locality in your Malay abilities. I admire how you also incorprated your new skills into various settings other than the cooking situations. It shows that you are really…"
May 13, 2025
Annie Hankin replied to Gareth Woo's discussion Learning Journal - Gareth (relearns) Malay
"It's good to see that you have maintained your study strategies and applied them to improve your casual Malay. I too have stuck with my strategies while revising my goals. Like working in my language book, attending the online lessons, and utilizing…"
May 13, 2025
Annie Hankin replied to Gareth Woo's discussion Learning Journal - Gareth (relearns) Malay
"It sounds like you had a lot of goal revisions with acquiring a more casual level of Malay in February. I like that you challenged yourself while still being able to have fun and experience the culture in the most accessible way depsite being on the…"
May 13, 2025
Annie Hankin replied to Gareth Woo's discussion Learning Journal - Gareth (relearns) Malay
"I also was surprised at first by the self directed course as well when if first started. I also applied similar learning techniques like learnign through youtube, TV, and other media. I find it interesting that you decided to pursue malay despite…"
May 13, 2025
Annie Hankin replied to Gareth Woo's discussion Cultural Post #2 - Kepentingan masak dengan kawan dan maksud hidangan tradisional Cina, Yee Sang/Yusheng
"that's really great you seem to have found a community of people to celebrate Yee Sang/Yusheng with. How did you go about finding that communiyt of people to share this celebration? how did you start the conversation of shared cultures in your…"
May 13, 2025
Annie Hankin replied to Gareth Woo's discussion Cultural Post #1 - Food (Makanan): Rojak dan Roti Canai
"Those look and sound delicious. I've always admired fusion cuisine as it celebrates them both while highlighting the beauty that can come from mixing cultures. In a way, it's pro-integration itself and highlights the innovation that comes from…"
May 13, 2025
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May 12, 2025
Gareth Woo replied to Annie Hankin's discussion Annie Learning Journal 1: Yiddish
"That's fascinating! It's inspiring to see someone reconnecting with their heritage through Yiddish. It must be challenging learning a dying language, yet I admire your perseverance to continue exploring resources! I do believe that language plays a…"
May 2, 2025
Leo Barnes replied to Annie Hankin's discussion Annie Learning Journal 1: Yiddish
"I understand the difficulty of not feeling sure exactly whether you're learning your language or not. Something to consider if you haven't checked it yet is Duolingo. I saw an article that said that they've offered a Yiddish course since 2021 that…"
Feb 11, 2025
Annie Hankin posted a discussion
Right now I’m working on founding current online resources to start my learning journey since Yiddish is a dying language. I have found a tutor on italki and I found a zoom online that does daily yiddish lessons that focuses on learning through…
Feb 9, 2025

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Hebrew belongs to the Afro-Asiatic language family and is part of the Semitic branch. More specifically, it is a Canaanite language. Today, Hebrew is actually the only Canaanite language still spoken. Hebrew has a very deep history that goes back thousands of years. It was originally used by the ancient Israelites as their everyday language until around 200 CE. Because most of the Hebrew Bible is written in Hebrew, Jewish people often refer to the language as“the holy tongue.”The Canaanite languages are a subgroup within the Northwest Semitic languages. Besides Hebrew, this group included languages like Aramaic, Ugaritic, and Amorite. These other languages are now extinct. Historically, the people who spoke these languages lived in areas that today include Israel, Jordan, Palestine, Lebanon, the Sinai Peninsula, and Syria. Over time, Hebrew ceased to be used as a daily spoken language and remained mainly in religious, scholarly, and literary contexts. By about the 5th century CE, it…

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Monthly Language Learning Journal 2

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Learning Journal #1

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Language Journal #2

In the last month I have developed more of a schedule with my language partners, meeting twice a week on italki. I have made noticeable language gains and can feel myself becoming much more fluent in conversation again. In the year after my Boren study I did not practice enough--relying only on occasional conversations with Indo friends and news sources in Indonesian to remain in practice.When I started again I saw myself forgetting really basic words like cepat (fast), tulis (to write), and Monday (hari senin). This would really get in the way of my communication as me and my language partner told travel stories or discussed elements of Indonesian culture. We would go from talking about international relations or the growth of renewable energy in Indonesia to me forgetting a simple adjective like jahat (mean/evil). This was really discouraging at first, but my vocabulary has continued to expand with greater practice and use of flashcards. I hope to get more books in Indonesian…

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