Last semester I only focused on learning interpersonal communication skills in Urdu (speaking and listening - no writing), and these are the areas I am focusing on for this semester again. I believe I am currently in the "novice high" or "beginner 3" area in both speaking and listening. I can understand and say more than just memorized phrases, and piece together sentences/the meaning of things being said as long as it involves select themes, such as family, hobbies, introductions etc.
I will be focusing on these two areas of language learning again this semester. I want to learn Urdu for conversational purposes mostly - having many Pakistani friends on campus as well as a tendency for me to meet and be friends with South Asians generally (if I can speak Urdu, I will be able to communicate with Hindi speakers as well as become more familiar with other related languages). Aside from generally improving my vocabulary, listening ability and confidence/fluency in speaking I also specifically want to focus on learning common idioms and figures of speech/expressions in Urdu.
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