I found a children's book in Punjabi. Although my vocab is pretty limited I found myself sounding out most of the words in the book. I think that my lesson plan of learning how to write is realistic. I guess the sobering thing was that I had a tough time sounding most of the words out. I felt as though I would be further along than I am.
I think putting more focus on the alphabet and the pronunciation will be better in the long run. As I have mentioned in a previous blog post, the beginning is the most important time in a language. If you don't get a solid foundation in the beginning it is incredibly hard to move to an advanced level without an immense amount of difficulty. I think the path that I am on will eventually reward me. I need to put a bit more emphasis on vocab and making sure I can understand what I am reading (pronunciation can only get you so far).
I have also started to listen to more Punjabi music. I feel like I am learning considerably faster. I have picked up most of my vocabulary this way due to time constraints with other classes.
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