SDLC 111: Mid-Semester Review

[Pamir Niaz]

I truly believe that I have been making progress in my speaking, reading and writing ability in Dari. When I think back to my language ability Dari when I first started taking the language last spring semester compared to where I am now, there is a tremendous difference. That said, I have always felt that my speaking ability is significantly better than my ability to read and write in Dari; probably since I have spent some time informally speaking the language before actually taking a course in it. As a result, I wanted to spend this semester with a little more added focus on reading and writing. Ironically, while I do feel my reading and writing have improved, I believe that my attempts at getting better at reading and writing have made my speaking ability even better. I assume that this is due to the fact that I usually read aloud whatever I am writing or reading; thus, improving my speaking ability given the constant practice. In regard to my learning plan, I think I should be able to cover a lot of what I had set forth for myself. Honestly, I believe that the only reason I will be accomplish most my learning goals is because I have made them realistic and did not try to add anything I thought was unreasonable. However, looking back at my learning plan, I think given the amount of things that I have listed I might not be able to cover all of goals I had in mind. I do not think this will be too large of an issued, but I do want to make sure that I still keep up with all of the reading and writing related activities in my learning plan as those are the two areas I know I need the most improvement in.