This semester I am learning Sindhi. Sindhi is one of the many languages spoken in India. I am a Sindhi and want to integrate myself into my culture by learning the language, which is slowly dying. Growing up, my family barely spoke in Sindhi and used more of Hindi to talk, which made it hard for me to learn the language. Through the SDLAP I plan to be able to have a basic conversation with my grandfather because he is the one who motivates me to learn my language.
In my learning plan I made sure to not only include learning of words and phrases but also to understand certain cultural aspects of Sindhis and Sindh. Sindh is located in Pakistan and I have never been there and because of the political tension between India and Pakistan I don’t know if I will ever get a chance to go to Pakistan. So learning about the culture through this program is one of my major goals for the semester.
I also want to be able to tell stories so that I can narrate my life in Ricmond to grandfather in India. I plan to achieve this goal by reading short stories made for children so that I can get a hang of that. By the end of the semester I also plan to be able to talk about my family and introduce the different members in my family.
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