SDLC 111: Bi-Weekly Report 1 (Weeks 1 & 2)

The first two weeks of the semester served as a great time to review everything I had learned last semester in SDLC 110. Although I spent time reviewing what I learned during the summer, having a moment to actually dedicate time for review was difficult, and often very brief, if I did have the time. That said, after working more with Dari these past two weeks, I feel confident that I have retained most of what I had previously learned. However, there were the occasional aspects of the language that I forgot or did not review well enough coming into the semester. Luckily, I have been able to use the past two weeks effectively and catch up to where I felt I was at the end of last semester. Certainly, I feel ready to further develop upon what I learned last semester. 

While most of my language learning these past two weeks has not focused on anything to new, there have been some changes to my language learning. For one, this semester we have an FLTA from Afghanistan who will be teaching Dari; as opposed to last semester's setup, in which a fellow Richmond student and native Dari speaker served as the language partner. Another interesting aspect is the level of knowledge my peers taking Dari have. Last semester most of the students, myself included, were learning Dari through SDLC 110. However, this semester there are students in SDLC 110, 111, and 112; which has made things a little interesting. Personally, if find it useful that everyone in enrolled in Dari is a different levels is it allows me to sharpen the skills I gained through SDLC 110, while also allowing me to further progress in my knowledge of Dari as I learn more throughout the semester.  

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