Blog Posts - Weeks 1-3

Week 1 – This week, my first week of studying Persian, I plan on focusing almost solely on learning the alphabet. The rest of the students in my drill section have either studied Arabic or already learned the alphabet, so I feel it’s crucial that I get this down as soon as possible. My goal is simply to learn each character as it stands on its own. I also plan on being able to say hello, how are you, and answer accordingly, as well as counting from 1-10.Resources – I plan on using the handouts that Mona passed out in class, as well as the easypersian.com website for further reference. I will also use BYKI to help with greetings.Reflection - This week I learned the alphabet, and am pretty confident that I can recognize each letter as it stands on its own. The problem is, characters change form depending on whether they are at the beginning, middle, or end of the word, meaning that reading is still a big problem. I am able to say hello, how are you, and answer I am good, and am able to count from 1-10 now as well.Week 2 – This week my main goal is to be able to learn the characters in their different forms, and hopefully begin to be able to read some words. After that, I would like to learn numbers 11-20, and expand on my greetings. I would like to be able to ask what someone’s name is, where they are from, and say goodbye.Resources – Handouts, EasyPersian, Farsi textbook, and BBC Farsi website.Reflection - This week I learned more than I expected. I made solid progress on being able to read Persian script, although I am certainly far from being able to read it well. I am now able to ask where someone is from, what their name is, and answer those two questions as well. I also learned days of the week, some colors, time, and how to say goodbye. In addition, I have begun listening to BBC Farsi daily just to get a feel for how the language sounds.Week 3 – This week my major goal again is to continue to gain familiarity with reading Farsi script. In addition to that, I would like to learn months, pronouns, and prepositions, family vocabulary, question words, and review time.Resources – Handouts, Farsi Textbook, Drill session notes, BBC Farsi website, and easypersian.com
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