SDLAP – Sindhi
Week 1
- Work on the learning plan with my language partner
Week 2
- Learn basic greetings in Sindhi and introducing myself
- Have a basic cultural conversation with my language partner to get a deeper understanding of Sindh and the prevalence of the language.
Week 3
- Learn numbers from 1 to 20 in Sindhi and understand the use of counting money. Also learn basic colors in Sindhi.
- Basic cultural talk to understand the different sects of Sindhis.
Week 4
- Learn food related vocabulary including fruits, vegetables etc.
- Basic cultural talk discussing popular Sindhi dishes and what are eaten during what time period.
Week 5
- Learn the days of the week, and understanding tenses.
- Basic cultural talk on a traditional Sindhi wedding.
Week 6
- Learn family related vocabulary and construct short sentences related to family.
- Basic cultural talk about formality and informality in Sindhi culture.
Week 7
- Listen to short stories on YouTube with my language partner and try to understand the meaning of the words.
- Have a basic cultural conversation with my language partner on concentration of Sindhis in different parts of the world.
Week 8
- Review my progress in Sindhi and see my memory of simple words post Spring Break.
- Conversation with my language partner about Spring Break in Sindhi.
Week 9
- Listen to short stories on YouTube with my language partner and try to understand the meaning of the words.
- Have a cultural conversation with my language partner to understand the differences between Sindhis in Pakistan and Sindhis in India.
Week 10
- Building my vocabulary by writing down simple objects, animals, professions etc. in the target language.
- Conversation with my language partner in Sindhi and fixing my grammatical errors.
Week 11
- Deciding a topic for my final presentation and working on that. Using online resources to research on the chosen topic
- Cultural conversation with my language partner on stereotypes about Sindhis.
Week 12
- Narrating a Sindhi story I watched on YouTube to my language partner and translating it back into English.
- Conversation with my language partner on understanding the history of the language.
Week 13
- Review of the semester and planning of my monologue and dialogue for the final exam.
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