I used the first two weeks of the semester as a refresher for what I learned during SDLC 110 and 111. I needed a little more time to get back to the level I felt I had ended SDLC 111 at mainly because I had not taken Dari since Fall 2012. Therefore, not undergoing intensive self-taught language learning over the course of nine months has slowed down my progress in some ways. However, compared to previous semesters, I noticed that I had retained much more knowledge. It was great to see that even after taking a semester off from my self-taught language learning that I was still capable of writing and reading at a level near was I was at when SDLC 111 concluded.
Furthermore, my language partner and I also spent some time reviewing my goals for the semester and laying out a learning calendar for how to proceed with the semester ahead of us. I concluded that I wanted to maintain a balanced approach with my language learning. As I result, my language partner and I formulated a plan for me to work on my writing, reading / comprehension and speaking / pronunciation each week. My language partner and I also got to speaking about my past participation in the course; which ended up delving into a conversation about my cultural presentation in SDLC 110 about the show Afghan Star. As a result, she had me translate a short synopsis on what the show was about as a fun way to gauge my proficiency as the semester begins - you can learn more about my translation by reading my first artifact.
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