My goals/objectives for these past two weeks:
- Complete chapter 1 “Teman Lama,” chapter 2 "Dua Sekawan," and chapter 3 "Hidup Baru" in Let's Speak Indonesian Level 3.
- Meet with my language partners to work on my reading, writing, and speaking skills
- Watch two Indonesian Movies with Indonesian subtitles.
Reflection:
I spent about 2 hours each week completing the three chapters. I also watched two Indonesian movies on Netflix -- Filosopi Kopi and The Night that Comes for Us. I had an easier time watching the latter with Indonesian subtitles as it was mainly action scenes. With Filosopi Kopi, I paused frequently throughout to read the subtitles as the informal register was mainly used. Plus, the informal registered was heavily influenced by Jakartan slang.
I learned/reviewed the following:
- Nominalization of verbs using -nya;
- Indefinite pronouns formed from question words plus saja;
- Possessive noun phrase: Noun + yang + noun + -nya + adjective;
- Yang clause with the passive verb;
- The locative function of the verbal suffix -i; and
- The prepositions untuk, buat, atas, bagi, sebagi
These chapters included a variety of activities: Oral tasks, written tables and charts, and writing exercises. In addition to these activities, I took grammar notes and listed new vocabulary words.
In addition, I met with my language learning partners for 4 hours -- 2 hours/week. Our time was spent on engaging in oral conversational activities like role play and dialogue chats, as well as going over new grammar points and vocabulary.
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