The past couple of weeks included Spring Break, so I took a break from all school-related tasks.
I have been working with Duolingo Hindi, and using my textbooks sporadically. In my meetings with Abhi, we have practiced conversations, with topics like shopping, food, family, and wedding plans. Grammar topics included past and future verb tenses, as well as some unique aspects of casual conversation.
Last month I saw a lot of growth in my Hindi learning, but the past couple of weeks I feel that I have plateaued. I feel discouraged about that, but I hope the way to get back on track is with proper planning.
I am seriously considering attending Zabaan Language School in New Delhi. They have a intensive beginner program and an intensive intermediate program - both are for 4 weeks each. I will probably do the beginner course to start, because it will help me with review.
This coming week I need to buckle down and get serious again - it's hard coming back from Spring Break! My goals for this/next week are as follows:
Writing/Reading goals: Reach level 2 on Duolingo skills "Animals", "Activity", and "Adjectives"
Interpersonal Communication goals: look through ACTFL benchmarks and decide accordingly.
Speaking/Listening goals: Mango next chapter
Course goals: start thinking about final research presentation
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