Self EvaluationOverall, I was personally impressed with my speaking ability during the taped group conversation. There were certainly times when the conversation broke down, but overall I felt that it was a positive experience. I felt that I did my part to keep the conversation flowing when there might have been pauses trying to keep my other partners engaged. I was also proud that I understand everything that was being discussed even if a question was not being directed at me. Also, there were times when other members of the group did not ask a question properly and I was able to understand what they were saying and properly ask the question so the other group member could understand. There were times when the conversation broke down and that tended to happen after we had exhausted the basic topics of names, where we are from, our family, what day and time it was, and what classes we were taking. The part that I recall breaking down occurred at the end when we were trying to ask each other what we did last night, because one person in our group did not understand or remember the question.The difficult thing about the group conversation was that I feel like we were all nervous about being taped and thus the conversation did not flow as smoothly as it did earlier in the language lab when we were talking amongst ourselves. Also, it was difficult having three people and figuring out how to ask questions of everyone and be inclusive and who should be speaking or initiating questions. There were definitely times when we did not use proper grammar, but for the most part I felt that we were all able to get our point across. On a positive note, we were able to show what we had learned over the semester and I thought we did do a good job of making sure that everyone spoke and answered questions.In terms of my own monologue, after reviewing the tape I realize that there were lots of pauses between thoughts that I need to work on. It was not as smoothly flowing as I would have liked, but I was impressed that I could speak that long without really using my notes. I thought I conveyed a lot of ideas about who I was, my family, and what I had done that day demonstrating my ability to construct sentences and use both the present and past tenses. I also thought my pronunciation of many letters was very good, although there are definitely sounds that I still need to work on such as the kh sound. The only thing I think I would have changed would maybe be the order of my thoughts, such as injecting what I was wearing earlier in the conversation rather than at the end. Still, I was pleased with the way that yesterday went and I am proud that I accomplished as much as I did.
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When I first began to study Farsi at the beginning of the semester, I was unsure of how successful I would be in learning the language. Most of my language instruction has been through formal classes or by living in a country where I was forced to use the language to communicate. Neither would be true with my study of Farsi and I worried that I would not get as much out of the language as a result. When we had to make goals for our first week, I made mine much too ambitious. I had always heard that Farsi and Arabic were extremely similar and since I had taken Arabic I thought Farsi would come easy. I was mistaken. While the alphabet is similar there were new letters for me to learn and I still had trouble pronouncing some of the sounds from Arabic that were in Farsi too, like the ain and ghain. Even after a semester, my pronunciation of these sounds is still shaky. The first several weeks were trial and error, because I was trying to figure out what I wanted to learn, how much I could actually learn and what was the best way for me to learn.I think that for the most part I was overzealous in my goals each week, which allowed me to learn some things extremely well and others not as much. I was able to master all of my long term/semester goals of being able to introduce myself, say goodbye, communicate basic information, describe objects and order food. I also learned other things such as days of the week, telling time, some articles of clothing, household objects and classes. However, there were other pieces of information that I cannot communicate as clearly as I would have liked, such as weather and directions. There was so much information I wanted to learn because I was enthusiastic about learning Farsi. About halfway through the semester, I came to realize that I would learn more by learning less and learning the things I did learn extremely well so that they would stick with me from week to week. This worked well for me along with periodically reviewing the vocabulary from past weeks. Though I might not have learned as much as I would have wanted, I feel that I was more realistic in my learning approach and by learning less vocabulary I was able to spend more time making sure that I knew well the vocabulary I did learn.Part of learning Farsi was also figuring out the best ways for me to learn the language. At first I worked with a variety of materials trying to figure out which I liked best including, Rosetta Stone, BIKI, and several Farsi textbooks. I soon realized that Rosetta Stone was not helpful for me because when it would tell me words I wasn’t always sure of the meanings. Also, it was difficult for me to hear the word, write it down so that I could remember it and then do the project asked by the program. I also found that some textbooks were more helpful than others and decided to use the “Teach Yourself Modern Persian” book as well as a traveler’s Farsi phrasebook. The phrasebook was extremely helpful because it had a comprehensive dictionary in the back for many of the basic phrases that I wanted. It also gave clear simple explanations of grammar, which was much more helpful than the other books. I also used a variety of websites on the Diigo in addition to watching some movies.The grammar was always difficult for me to learn especially because of the way the sentence was structured with the verb coming at the end. However, after lots of studying and repetition I feel much more comfortable with the grammar. In order to do this, I had to take basic linguistic principles like language families and universals and understand how Farsi fit into or did not fit into those principles. I had to learn how to make a definite and indefinite object, how to conjugate verbs in several tenses, and how to form more complex sentences than just subject, object, verb, with adjectives and multiple subjects and verbs. For me, learning the grammar was interesting because it truly showed me how different the language was from Arabic in terms of structure and not just vocabulary. However, I feel that I was able to master many of the specifics of Farsi.I began learning through writing down lists of vocabulary and then transferring them to flash cards so that I could study. I also made a sort of cheat sheet of basic Farsi phrases and grammar that I could bring with me and anytime I couldn’t remember something or was confused about the way a sentenced was structured, I could look at it. This method of learning coupled with bi-weekly language sessions really helped me achieve my long-term goals. At first when I would be asked questions in drill in Farsi, I would get nervous and freeze up. By the end of the semester I was much more comfortable in answering questions and actually liked speaking in front of the class. It was great to be able to see the change from the beginning of the semester to the end of the semester in terms of speaking and also in terms of how much I had learned.The other part about this program that I enjoyed was the fact that I was able to learn so much about another culture, and a culture that because of politics has more or less been closed off to Americans. Through my own readings, conversations with Mona and movies on the Iranian Revolution, the status of women and divorce in Iran, I was able to learn more about Iranian culture. It was interesting to see how Iranian culture was similar to Arab culture in some respects, but also had its own nuances. For example, Mona explained to us how it was common for people’s middle names to come from old Persian heroes’ names. I also really enjoyed learning more about the culture through my own cultural project as well as others. Through them I was able to learn more about certain movements within Iran, typical Iranian food, music and the importance of poetry. My cultural project on Hafiz allowed me to understand why he is such a prominent and beloved poet and how he has affected Iranian culture up until the present day. My favorite part was learning how people used Hafez as a fortuneteller and that there were websites you could go to, to have it done.Looking back on what I have accomplished over this past semester, I am proud of myself. I was not sure how I would fare in a self-directed language course, but I think that fared extremely well. It was nice having the freedom to decide what I wanted to learn, how I would learn it and when I would learn it. From January until now, I believe that I developed my skills as an autonomous learner and was able to draw on past language learning abilities to help me study and learn Farsi. Through this process I was able to learn what worked well for me and what did not in addition to learning about Iranian culture. For me this has been a positive course because it taught me a lot about another language and culture and how I learn best.
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When I first came into this course I was extremely ambitious in what I thought I was going to learn. Even when I revised my semester goals I was probably too ambitious. Each week I decided that I was going to push myself to learn as much as I could, particularly in the way of vocabulary. However, the problem that I realized towards the end of the semester is some of the information that I did not study as much or use on a regular basis was not really retained. Examples of this include, weather, directions and even some locations. I also did not realize that I would struggle as much with the grammar as I did, but finally at the end of the semester I feel like I have a basic grasp of sentence structure and how to express my thoughts in simplistic ways. There are still areas that are difficult for me including the present tense and the use of the word ra, which I think is used when something that could be a subject is used as an object. Below are the semester objectives that I set out for myself and I think that because these are topics that I used on a consistent basis I learned them much better than other things.My semester/long term goals are as follows:To be able to identify letters of the alphabet when written, and simple commonly used wordsTo be able to greet others and say goodbyeTo be able to introduce myself, express basic information about myself (name, age, where I am from, how I am doing, details about my family, occupation) and ask others the sameBe able to describe objects using their position, color and the number of itemsRead and order from a menuBe able to describe my daily routine in simple termsBe able to communicate basic information to a customs officerI definitely can identify letters of the alphabet when written as well as simple commonly used words. Most words I can sound out even if I don't know its meaning and the only part I get tripped up by is not knowing where the vowels go since they aren't written out. Still, I feel confident that I have succeeded in this goal. I also feel that I am able to greet and say good bye to others in a variety of ways and at a variety of levels (formal vs. informal). These expressions are probably some of my favorite and I use them quite frequently. Being able to introduce myself is something I am confident in my ability to do. The only thing I would worry about is sometimes I get confused by family members (aunts, uncles and cousins) when I am speaking and listening. I also feel confident in my ability to describe objects in terms of its color, position and how many. For example I could say there are 3 red shirts next to 4 green apples. In terms of ordering from a menu, I could most likely identify the basic ingredients in a dish, rice, meat, yogurt, bread etc, but I would not be able to know what a dish consisted of based off of its authentic name. While I did learn some food, I would say that I did not learn and exhaustive list of fruits, vegetables etc, but that I know the basics and enough to ensure that I can eat and survive. I also feel confident that I could describe my routine in simple terms because I did an artifact doing essentially that. I do not know if I could necessarily describe it in terms of what I would be doing in the future, but I am extremely confident in my ability to describe my routine in the past tense. I also feel like I would be able to communicate basic information to a customs officer including, age, name, nationality, home address and gender.Overall, I feel like I achieved all of my semester learning goals and feel confident about my progress with them. As always there are areas where I am more comfortable than others, but with more time I feel like I could completely master them all. I think that each week I felt that I needed to add new things to my Farsi arsenal, which did not allow me to learn some things as thoroughly as others, and if I could do it again I would certainly spend more time on certain aspects and limit the amount of vocabulary I was trying to learn. But still, I feel confident about what I know and what I learned.
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So last week was my last week of Farsi. I feel pretty confident that I achieved my learning objectives for last week although after reviewing all of my vocabulary and grammar I have realized that there are certainly areas I know much better than others. For example I feel much more comfortable introducing myself and talking a little bit about myself than trying to give directions or talk about the weather. I also still struggle with present tense verbs because of the way the stems change in irregular ways that it is hard to always remember how to conjugate verbs in that tense. The past tense is much easier for me and I sometimes find myself switching to the past tense when I don't know what the present tense is because at least I am getting my thoughts across that way.Last week we also had several more presentations that taught me more about the cultural aspects of Persian, Muslim and Afghan culture. One presentation was on the culture of Afghanistan, which was extremely similar to Iranian culture. There seemed to be certain aspects that transcended state boundaries including hospitality and the importance of tea. Another presentation was on the political structure of Afghanistan, which although length, was extremely helpful. In one of my other classes we were talking about the political structure in Afghanistan and I was able to contribute to the class because of what I had learned through this presentation. The final presentation was on the way the Dutch speak, but it actually tied into the Middle East slightly because of the murder of several prominent Dutch politicians and activists by radical Islamists. The presentations were interesting and it was also nice to be able to do my presentation.It is weird to think that this is going to be one of my last blog posts and that I will no longer have language sessions with Mona, who was a wonderful language partner. This has been a great experience and I am extremely glad that I signed up and took this course.
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Learning ObjectivesLearn 5 kitchen objectsLearn past tense ing form of verbsReview of vocabulary and grammar learnedEvaluationBe able to describe a kitchen including a place setting on the kitchen tableBe able to tell someone what I was just doing and ask them what they were just doing.Since this is my last week before the evaluation I would like to focus on reviewing material rather than learning new material.
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Last week I met all of my learning objectives and I am feeling very comfortable with household objects and rooms in the house. The verbs in the present tense ing form ended up being extremely easy because it is the same as present tense verbs. Apparently the two forms are used interchangeably. I also spoke with Mona about family life and it was interesting learning household customs such as taking off shoes when you enter the house or having special kinds of shoes to go to the bathroom. Also, we talked a lot about the differences in treatment between boys and girls. Boys are allowed a lot more freedoms than women are because there is so much more at stake for women if something happens to them. If their reputation is tarnished for some reason then it makes their prospects for marriage much less likely. I also watched a movie called "Divorce Iranian Style" which showed a court in Iran and talked about what it took for people, especially women. It was interesting to see what women would say to try and get out of marriages they did not want to be in and how hard it was for them to obtain their bride gift (a sum of money) from their husband. Most women ended up giving up their bride gift in order to get a divorce. It was a very eye opening documentary and I highly recommend it.Last week was extremely interesting because we had cultural project presentations which allowed me to learn about a variety of topics including music, the youth and Iranian food. My two favorite were the presentations on music and food. Up until last week I had only really heard classical music and I liked listening to other forms of music, especially the Iranian rap. It was also interesting to hear about how in Iran the music was extremely censored but outside of the country certain artists had very popular followings. The food presentation was also really great because we got to learn about the main Iranian dishes and the ingredients along with getting to try the food. We tried a flat thin bread that we put sour cherry jelly and a white cheese on. We could also put halwa on it, but I don't like halwa so I didn't. The bread and the sour cherry jelly were great, but I wasn't really a fan of the white cheese. It seems that the staples of Iranian food tend to be rice and meat. The presentations were really informative and I am excited to see the ones tomorrow.
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Objectives:Learn 5 rooms in the houseLearn 5 pieces of furnitureLearn how to form present tense ing verbsLearn 3 verbs in the present ing formLearn about family life in Iran by talking to Mona, reading on it and watching moviesEvaluationBe able to describe the different rooms in a house to someoneBe able to ask what pieces of furniture are in certain rooms in a houseBe able to look at a picture of a living room or kitchen and tell someone the furniture in the roomBe able to form sentences using 3 verbs in the present ing formBe able to tell someone not from Iran about family life in English
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So last week I spent a lot of time working on my cultural presentation in addition to studying my learning objectives. My learning objectives went well and I am feeling confident about them, but the most interesting part of the week was learning about the poet Hafiz. He is considered to be one Iran's most beloved poets and his works are found in pretty much everyone's house. The cool thing that I found was that people use his poems as a sort of fortune teller or an oracle. There are even websites where you can have your fortune told by Hafiz's poems. Mona was telling us how this is a common game to play after a nice dinner at people's houses. Apparently people get really emotional about the poem that is chosen and how it relates to their life. Hafiz concentrates a lot on the theme of love which is pretty easy to relate to a lot of people's lives, which is part of his popularity. The only issue I have had with my project is the fact that there are so few substantial and credible facts about Hafiz's life. Apparently not much is known about his life and as a result there are a lot of myths and legends surrounding it. The same also goes for Hafiz's Diwan, his collection of poems, because collections can range from roughly 500 poems to almost 1000. Still, it has been an interesting project and I look forward to sharing what I have learned with the class. I am also excited to see what others are doing their presentations on.On a side note, I am still having trouble with figuring out the present tense stems of some of the verbs I am learning, but I found this helpful chart that gives a rough approximation as to how to figure out the present tense stem from the past tense stem. It has been pretty helpful so far and I'm thankful that Brian shared it with Becky and me in class.
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ObjectivesLearn 3 more verbs in the past tenseLearn 5 more countries and 5 more nationalitiesLearn words for city,village, state and countryLearn 5 geographical locations (river, mountain etc)Review objectives from last weekEvaluationBe able to ask people's nationalities and say what nationalities people are.Be able to ask and answer what city, village or state people are from.Be able to describe the geographical features of my city and ask people what the geographical features look like where they are from
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Last week was a disaster in terms of following my learning plan and meeting my objectives. I was really unfocused and unmotivated. Partially this was due to the fact that I had my senior thesis presentation last week, but also because I applied for several jobs in Afghanistan and wasn't sure if I should stay with Farsi or switch to Dari. I have decided that since my job plans aren't solidified and since I enjoy learning Farsi, I am going to stick with it. If I get offered a job in Afghanistan then I can decide if I want to start studying Dari. Hopefully this upcoming week will be a lot better and I will be able to focus more. I wish I had more to contribute to this reflection, but I really did not work on my Farsi all that much last week so didn't really encounter any obstacles except for the ones already mentioned.I did start researching Hafez for my culture project and it has been really interesting to see the different ways that he has contributed to Iranian culture. I'm looking forward to learning more about him and figuring out how to present all of the information on him in 15 minutes.
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Objectives:Learn 5 verbs in the past tenseLearn 5 country names and 5 nationalitiesLearn 5 modes of transportationLearn 5 directional related words (take a right, stop, slow down etc)Review sentence structureEvaluationBe able to describe how to get from one place to another on a mapBe able to ask people where they went and how they got thereBe able to answer what country and nationality am I as well as ask people where they are from and what is there nationality.Be able to answer where I went yesterday
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Last week things went pretty well in terms of my learning goals and objectives. Learning the past tense of the verbs wasn't nearly as hard as I thought it was going to be because you use the same endings as you do for the present tense. The past and present tense of the verbs are actually very similar, which was helpful in learning them. Each week I continue to increase my vocabulary which is nice and I feel like I am learning a lot. I am still having trouble recalling the vocabulary as quickly as I would like to, so I need to spend more time reviewing vocabulary this week. On that note, another student and I got together and combined all of our farsi notes and created a review packet of vocabulary. It was nice because sometimes in class its hard to catch all of the words that people are saying and write down their meanings.In our language sessions we are still focusing a lot on speaking. Sometimes Mona speaks really fast and it's hard to understand what she is saying, but I have been surprised by how much I understand when she speaks about things that I haven't studied vocabulary on. I am also getting better and not freezing when questions are asked of me. I still struggle putting the grammar all together to make coherent sentences, but at least I am understanding what is being asked of me and generally getting the point across when I answer. This upcoming week Mona is bringing another Farsi speaker to class, which will be good because then we can hear different accents and hear how other people speak. It will also be nice if the person is Iranian because then we can ask them more about Iranian culture. Mona is great about answering our cultural questions but it is always nice to get another perspective.
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Objectives10 Areas of Study-science, math etc5 weather phrases4 seasonsPast Tense3 more verbsEvaluationBe able to tell someone what classes I have and what classes I had yesterdayBe able to ask someone what classes they have/had and understandBe able to describe the current weather and the seasonBe able to ask someone what the weather was like yesterdayBe able to conjugate 3 verbs in the past tense
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The only problems with reflections from the previous week is I almost always forget to do them because I get so caught up in what I am learning for the next week. Last week it was definitely nice to review my vocabulary and not have as much on my plate in terms of new things to learn. Also by not having as much to learn I felt like I had more time to review the new things and make sure I understand them. I am still having trouble with grammar, specifically word order and endings, but I think the more I practice it the easier it will become. In drill we have spent a lot more time on speaking and listening which has been really helpful. This allows me to work on not freezing when questions are directed at me. It's not that I don't understand what is being said, but for some reason when I get asked a question I have a hard time listening to what is being asked of me so it's harder to respond. I also feel like when I'm asked a question that I need to respond immediately. However, Mona has been really good about speaking slowly, repeating things and emphasizing the fact that I don't have to respond to her questions immediately and can take some time to think about what she is asking and how to respond. Also, it is really helpful when she repeats my answer back to me with all of the corrections and when she writes it on the board. I am definitely more of a visual learner than an audio learner.Last week was also the Iranian New Year and Mona's mother invited us to her house in Charlottesville for dinner, but unfortunately I couldn't make it. It would have been interesting to see what dinner was like, but it was also nice that Mona explained to us what happens on New Year and how its celebrated. Also, we had to think about our cultural projects and decide what we wanted to do them on. I had a range of ideas, but I finally settled on doing my project about the poet Hafez and his influence on Iranian culture. Mona was telling us how a book of Hafez's poetry is considered a nice gift in Persian culture and how everybody has his works. She also said that a common thing to do after dinner is to read his poetry and there is also some game you do that is supposed to tell your fortune based on the poem you choose or get. I can't remember the exact details of the fortune telling and how you choose the poem, so I need to find out more from Mona. Regardless I'm excited about the project and look forward to starting it.
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Learning ObjectivesLearn 10 pieces of clothingLearn possessivesLearn 3 more verbsLearn 5 more adjectivesReview vocabularyEvaluationBe able to hold a conversation describing what I am wearing and what the other person is wearingBe able to ask and answer what articles of clothes belong to members of the classUse verbs and adjectives in a conversation describing my day, what I am wearing and asking people about their day and what they are wearing.
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Last week was a difficult week because it was the week before spring break and it was hard to concentrate on my week objectives. I also had an artifact due at the end of the week which was another thing that I think distracted me from my studies. I feel like last week because of these two factors I didn't thoroughly learn the material I set out to learn, which means that for week 7 I will have more to cover and so I think I will cut back on my learning objectives for week 7. I also looked back on all of the things that I have learned over these past weeks and have realized I have learned a variety of things, especially vocabulary. However, I found that my ability to recall all of the vocabulary was not as strong as I would like it to be. I found myself several times having to look back through my notes to figure out how to say certain words or phrases because I couldn't remember them. Over the next couple of weeks I am planning on devoting more time to review the things I have learned, especially since my midterm evaluation is coming up soon.We only had one language partner sessions last week because of the snow day on Monday, which was nice because instead of going to class I worked on my artifact that was due at the end of the week. When Mona reviewed it I realized there were still some grammatical nuances that I haven't fully mastered when speaking the language. For example, when using adjectives you add an e sound onto the object being described. Sometimes I feel like the textbook I am using leaves these things out so it is nice to have Mona there to correct my mistakes. Also, during our language session we each read our artifacts to the class. This was extremely helpful because it was nice being able to hear and understand what was being said. I think that my listening comprehension is improving because of sessions like this. The listening sessions that I do on my own through BBC farsi and songs are more frustrating because I don't understand most of the vocabulary so I find myself getting frustrated. When I listen to what the others are preparing I'm less frustrated because I grasp most of the vocabulary being used and can generally understand what is being said.Last week was a little frustrating because I was having a hard time concentrating so I hope this upcoming week will prove to be more productive.
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Objectives:Learn food (minus the fruit) but including 5 vegetables, 3 drinks, 3 meats and 3 grainsLearn 10 animalsLearn 3 more verbsLearn 5 adjectivesLearn comparative and superlative adjectivesEvaluation:Be able to describe what I am having for breakfast, lunch and dinnerBe able to ask what kind of pets people have and describe the animals I am learning by adjectives including colorsBe able to make sentences with verbs and animals- describe what the animals are doingBe able to describe what animals and foods I like better than others and ask my classmates the sameThis week I also have to do an artifact which will be me describing a picture of a fruit stand. I will describe the kinds of fruits there are, their colors and their relation to other fruits in the stand.
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Last week I felt like I reached my learning objectives, particularly with the vocabulary. I feel like the vocabulary is much easier to learn than the grammar and I am still working on making sure I know all of the grammatical things I have set out to learn. When learning the plurals I still have to take time to remember the rules and apply them properly whereas with the vocabulary I can usually remember it immediately. The same is true of the verbs. I am learning 3 new verbs every week but the frustrating thing is that its not as easy as just adding an ending onto the infinitive because the infinitive changes forms in the present tense. To try and remember them better I think I'm going to begin writing the verbs out in each of their 6 forms and then trying to form sentences with them. I'm hoping that with more practice and even more studying the grammar components will become more natural.Last week my first Farsi artifact was due and I feel pretty confident in my abilities to hold a brief conversation now. My artifact was a dialogue with Will where we said hello, asked each other how we were, names, age, where we were from, what day it was and the time before saying goodbye. When we wrote the conversation we didn't use any of our notes but only used them to check what we had written to make sure we had gotten it right. We also had Mona look over it for us to make sure we were saying everything properly. After listening to our recording, we definitely have american accents when we speak Farsi but I definitely think that we get the point across as to what we are saying. I have another farsi artifact due this upcoming week where I am going to describe a fruit stand. I am hoping that this artifact will work as smoothly as the last one did.
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ObjectivesOccupationsOrdinal NumbersPlurals3 more verbs5 adjectivesEvaluationsBe able to ask classmates and language instructor what their parent's or sibling's occupations areBe able to ask what day is the first day of the month, the second, the third etc up to 7Be able to ask for multiple pieces of fruit in order to demonstrate that I know the pluralsBe able to incorporate the newly learned verbs and adjectives into a conversation with a student asking who they are and what they have done that day.
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Last week I felt like I accomplished all of my goals set forth and I am progressing at a good pace. I feel like at this point I could carry on a basic introductory conversation with people on the street and understand basic words and phrases used during a conversation or a news broadcast. However, I am realizing that while I'm learning a lot of vocabulary I also need to work more on the grammar, learning how to construct sentences and learning more verbs so I can carry on more conversations.Probably the best part of the past week was when Mona brought her mom to class because I learned a lot about what life was like in Iran along with culture and history, particularly about the Iranian Revolution. Mona's mother also asked us questions in Farsi or held simple dialogues with Mona, which made me realize how much Farsi I could actually understand even if I may not have been able to respond to everything in perfect Farsi. I really like how Mona brings in other Farsi speakers into class because its nice to hear the different ways (accent and and speed) they speak and write. It is also helpful for learning more about the culture and different people's views of what life is like in Iran. This week I have to do my first artifact so I am hoping that my dialogue conversation will flow smoothly and I can demonstrate how much I have learned.
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