What I didn't necessarily enjoy at first in this class was the daunting process of starting to learn the language on my own. It was something that once I started the ball moving, it would be so much easier to continue, but that proved to be the most difficult part of this course. I wish that I was able to start a lot sooner than I did, but organizational issues prevailed, and so did my other four classes that occupied my schedule. However, once everything got started, it was great!
I was able to use my roommate as a language partner, and that was definitely helpful. Although, his teaching strategy was mainly talking ONLY in Turkish with me, until I completely gave up and walked away. But I think, after two months of straight Turkish EVERY SINGLE DAY, I'm able to say that I can finally understand what he wants from me! Whether it is to move out of the way, or grab him a drink, or if I want to go to dinner...I think I have finally grasped super elementary Turkish :)
Which I think reinforces the things that I mentioned earlier this semester - I am the best learner when I am around a topic every single day. When I get to practice it every day and surround myself with a language, that is when I get to really start to understand the language.
All in all, I had a blast this semester and I will definitely continue my Turkish studies in the future. I'm loving the language more and more...
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