This week I wrote up a learning plan for the last four week of this semester. I used the ACTFL Can-Do statements to assess where I need the most work. I also reevaluated my practical goals for what I need to know to function in India. I wrote a 4-week schedule, with goals for each week in Duolingo, Mango, essential practical skills, vocabulary topics, and language partner meeting activities.
I have been using Duolingo a lot, but it is getting tedious. All of the work is translating sentences to and from Hindi. While it was very helpful at first, it is now getting annoying to keep translating sentences like "Does she live in India or America?" and "Those men do not eat apples." over and over. I discovered that I could take the little tests to jump up levels, instead of slogging through every sentence. As long as I learn some new grammar and vocabulary, I still think it is helpful.
This week I also wrote a short writing assignment (160 words) introducing myself, my family, and my occupation. I did it in English script only because I don't know how to type in Hindi, but I know I should practice the Hindi script too. Because I use almost all online resources which have word banks, I am quite good at reading Hindi, but not at spelling and writing. If I want to test out of the beginner Hindi class in India, I will need to up my writing game.
I also need to start focusing on more vocabulary. Now I have a basic sense of how the language is put together (it's weird) so I really need more vocabulary to fill in the gaps.
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