This week, I seemed to make progress more rapidly than last week. I met with my language partner for the first time last Friday, and it was tons of fun. I feel like I made a lot of progress with him and was able to really activate the language. I started making flashcards to help me review the vocabulary I have learned. This seems to be a good tactic because it allows me to move faster because I know I can always use my flashcards to remember words I have learned.
I also attended the Zulu language for the first time last week. This was also a great deal of fun, but I felt a little embarrassed because my Zulu knowledge is so limited compared to everyone else. I still managed to pick up a fair amount of what was going on, and I learned several new words, so I still felt proud about that. I'm trying not to let the competition aspect of things discourage me (like we talked about in class), so I tried to take it very lightly. This tactic seemed to work because I still had fun and wasn't too worried about my limited proficiency. That said, I worked very hard to learn as much as I could, so I can participate more fully in future language tables.
I feel pretty good about where I am now with the language this week. This week, I plan to cement what I learned with my language partner and at the language table and then continue with my language plan.
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