End of Week 3 - Start of Week 4

[Will Cragin]

Week 3 Review -This past week I continued to study Farsi script, and am gaining more confidence as the weeks progress. My reaction time is quicker and I feel more confident. While I did not learn months yet, I was able to learn pronouns, prepositions, family vocabulary, more question words, and some practical conversation about malls. Mona, our drill instructor, brought a friend in who goes to Sargent Reynolds community college in Richmond. He is from Iran, and has been in the US for the year. He answered questions about Iran, things about nightlife and social life for college students, ways of dress and different styles, and about family relations. It was very interesting. I also spent a fair amount of time practicing basic conversation and introduction skills with another Farsi student, which was extremely helpful.Week 4 - This week I would like to learn numbers, 20-100, 5 new verbs, 5 new adjectives, and fruits. In addition, I would like to continue reviewing the Alphabet and getting more comfortable reading script. I also plan on continue to practice Farsi conversation with another Farsi student twice a week. Not only will this reinforce vocab and phrases learned, but it will allow me to be more comfortable both speaking and listening to the language.Resources - BBC Farsi, Farsi Textbook, Class notes, handouts, EasyPersian, language partner for speaking practice.