In the reading from this week that discusses the brain, I realize that I have to cater my learning to my own personality and mindset. By doing this, I will most effectively be able to process and pick-up a new language. Another reading talks about "meaning" in language and it highlights the need to explore different kinds of languages. This passage gave me more of a desire to set out and learn Italian because it explores so many different reasons to expand your language knowledge. These readings gave me a solid understanding of how the human brain processes information and how to use this to my advantage as a language learner. Also, I was able to garnish more of an understanding about the semantics and meaning of languages.
Over the course of this semester, I would like to be able to 1) Learn Italian greetings/basic conversation 2) Have a better understanding of Italian geography 3) Learn Italian cuisine/dining vocabulary 4) Be able to order for myself in Italian (over the course of an entire meal).
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