I have never studied Farsi before, which of course sets my language skills as Beginning 0 in the novice level...if even that since as of now I don't know much. I hope to complete the Beginning 2 level of novice this semester, meaning that I will be able to: find specific predictable information in simple everyday material such as advertisements, menus, schedules, and simple personal letters; understand phrases and commonly-used vocabulary related to areas of personal relevance; handle very short social exchanges; use a series of phrases and sentences to describe in simple terms a variety of things such as my family and other people, living conditions, my educational background, and my present or most recent job; and write short, simple notes and messages.
I am also in the process of creating more specific tasks an a learning calendar. So far, I believe that getting used to learning and using a new alphabet is going to be one of the hardest tasks. With language, I tend to have a pretty good memory for things such as vocabulary and grammar so hopefully once I become accustomed to speaking a different type of language, it will not be as difficult to pick these things up.
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