Last semester I took SDLC 105 and SDLC 110 courses which gave me very valuable experience and opportunity in learning Hungarian as one of the courses at the University of Richmond. This semester I’m enrolled in SDLC 111 which will be simply the continuation of my Hungarian studies with the same community partner - Szonja, an exchange student at the University of Richmond from Hungary. During the winter break, we completed both of the MagyarOK A1-A2 books - grammar book and vocabulary book. This semester we’re planning to use the next level of the series of MagyarOK books A2. They provide harder grammar, vocabulary, and deeper knowledge of the language in general. In some parts it will be a repetition of the topics that have been covered in the A1-A2 book, but with a much more complex and detailed perspective.
On top of using the book as the main tool for learning Hungarian, I would like to focus more on speaking and using my knowledge of the language this semester. We have already started watching some shows in Hungarian on Netflix and listening to some of the Hungarian pop songs on Apple Music. We translate some phrases, and sentences as we go on, and after the class, I spend some time memorizing them and using them in day-to-day life. I believe that it is very important to keep working on Hungarian grammar, tenses, and new vocabulary. However, I want to experiment with already existing knowledge and make use of it during my Hungarian classes. Sometimes we start classes with me telling Szonja about my day, classes, and practices in Hungarian which helps me to immediately start thinking in Hungarian and become more proficient in short and easy conversations.
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