111 Learning Journal: Progress

[Taylor Johnson]

I am really enjoying the learning methods that I am using this semester. I feel that the way my language partner and I have been studying will give me a huge edge when I go to Ukrainian school this summer, because I am seriously working on my listening comprehension. While it is still easier for me to understand what is being spoken when I can read along, I am getting better at hearing and understanding without reading along. I have been working with my language partner by watching cartoons, listening to music, watching TV shows and watching the news to improve my listening comprehension. I did actually notice an improvement when I was in Ukraine over spring break. I was actually able to hear the difference between Russian and Ukrainian, and, even better, I was able to understand a lot more in Ukrainian than I did when I was there over winter break.