Journal Entry #3 - Resources/ Difficulties

[Alexis Witt]

I have used many different resources that have been really helpful. I found a website that I ended up linking to on diigo called Mwana Simba. It is a french website, but it also has the entire site in English. It provides lots of resources to help learn vocab and grammar. Being someone who likes learning grammar for other languages, it has been a huge help. It has puzzles, games, music, etc to help. I highly recommend it to anyone learning swahili. It has a PDF textbook, but it is too big for me to open. It also breaks up the textbook on it is website, so I can still access it somehow. So I can only access it when I have internet access, but that it is okay. It is a terrific resource anyway.

My biggest problem so far is memorizing vocab. I have never had to attempt to master so many words in such a small amount of time, but with flashcards and this new website, it is easier.
So far, I think I am coming along well. I can write simple sentences about various topics, if I have a dictionary available to me. I know how to form basic verbs in past, present, and future tenses. I haven't learned much about nouns yet, but I think I am doing well with verbs.