How well did you achieve your goals? What were the stumbling blocks you encountered? How were you able to overcome them? What was most/least interesting to you? What would you like to do next?
Overall, this semester I had a difficult semester after coming back from abroad, but I am proud of the accomplishments I have achieved this semester. I reached most of my goals regarding vocabulary and being comfortable using the language and tried my best to reach more wishful feats such as memorising music in Czech or reading an entire book. Some of the stumbling blocks I encountered was motivation and self-discipline as I had to crave out certain hours designed for the independent study which I have never done before. It was also difficult not having someone to bounce ideas off with and practice on. I was able to overcome them by keeping touch with friends abroad and using it in my daily life. I think music and art has helped me integrate my love for the language and culture. The most interesting thing this semester has been listening to the other cultural presentations because they have taught me so much about Korean and Turkish culture as well as the passions of my fellow peers. The least interesting to me was some of the psychology behind languages. Although I enjoy learning about the origins of languages and how they contribute to our lives, I wasn't too interested in learning how our brain responds to certain things. Next, I would like to continue learning Czech and practicing Korean and hopefully, I will be able to pursue Polish or Russian next because those languages are the closest to Czech in the sense that they are all from central Europe.
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