In the last bit of the semester, I found myself in quite a flare up, which led me to continue my studies over winter break. Taking an incomplete ended up being incredibly beneficial, as I was able to take my time in continuing to engage with Indonesian. Even though I wish it were possible, building fluency through "cramming" is never going to work. Even though it took me a bit longer to finish the course, I stayed with the habit of routinely engaging with Bahasa Indonesia.
Meetings with my language partner have fully shifted to conversation practice. Although we'll sometimes talk about more complex grammar topics, my building of vocabulary is predominantly happening outside of class. I've been doing more Duolingo and Mondly to practice basic vocabulary, and I've been journaling to build more complex vocabulary. In terms of more passive study, I've been watching Jadis Kretek, an Indonesian TV show on Netflix. At first, I would watch the episode in English, then in Indonesian, but now, I'm able to just watch in Indonesian (clarifying plot details as needed).
While not relevant for the purposes of Fall semester, I did sign up for a DOS Bahasa Indonesia class online. I'm hoping this will allow me to continue studying while leading up to my potential internship in Java this summer.
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