1. Assessment
My Hindi skills are Beginner 0 in all categories of the Levels of Competence test and Novice Low in all categories of the Can-Do Statements. Although I believe I was Beginner 1/Novice Mid in a few categories while studying in India, I have lost most of what I once learned and only feel comfortable reciting the skills in the lowest categories.
2. Learning Goals
This semester, I'd like to focus most on Interpersonal Communication in order to achieve my goal of conversing with friends, taxi drivers, etc. in Hindi when I return to India next year. I want to emphasize Interpersonal Communication because it encompasses listening and speaking.
But overall, my goal is to feel comfortable doing the Can-Do Statements in the Novice Mid level of each category (listening, reading, speaking, and writing). I am including reading and writing because I found last year that, as I am a kinesthetic learner, seeing the way a word looks or why it sounds a certain way will help me retain its sound and meaning. I could do most of the Novice Mid skills last semester, so I'd like to get back to the level of competency I once had, then move on once I have mastered those.
In terms of tasks, I would like to learn to
- use public transportation systems (knowing bus and train numbers, hailing taxis, reading common signs, asking directional questions, etc.)
- greet my friends and classmates
- sing along to a few popular Bollywood songs
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