According to the "LinguaFolio Self-Assessment Grid," I'm somewhere between "high-novice" and "low-intermediate." From the "Levels of Competence Grid," I'm between novice "beginning two" and intermediate "developing one."
My two goals for the semester are as follows:
1. Learn 300-500 new vocabulary words focused on descriptions of the environment, both broadly and Bosnia-specific.
- I'm using a program called "Anki." These flashcards quantify and analyze your progress. It is specifically designed to help you remember things.
- For this semester, I'd like to be able to describe an environment and demonstrate a knowledge of notable Bosnian geographic and historic locations.
2. Improve conversational fluency (speaking and listening) on familiar topics and vocabulary.
- Sessions with my language partner will be half free conversation, and half vocabulary and SDLAP 110 practice. The latter may be in the form of activities such as "describe the word without saying it," reading, writing, or pictionary.
- Intermittently, I plan continue to work with an elementary Croatian workbook, Radio Televizija BN, and Oslobodjenje.
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