Learning journal week 1 - 110 Pravaas

[Pravaas Gurung]

When I wrote my learning plan I was lay between novice 0 and 1 for all the categories (or n/a because I cannot read nor write Urdu). The only reason I was able to lie a bit higher than someone who knows nothing about a language is because there are some similar vocabulary words in Nepali and Urdu (my Nepali competence overall only lies at a low intermediate level so I do not even have a very large Nepali vocabulary.)

My first goal was to introduce myself and my family, including the ability to talk about age, relationship to me (i.e. dad, older brother, etc.) and where I or someone else is from. Next, I want to be able to order food in a restaurant. I want to be able to talk about my major and talk about my interests, and finally I want to improve my ability to understand Bollywood movies. Overall, I want to learn vocabulary used commonly, verb conjugations and sentence structure to create a solid foundation for my Urdu. Having many Pakistani friends and enjoying Bollywood movies, I want to be able to add on to this foundation through informal and formal learning after this course as well.