First Step Towards Fluency

     In the last two weeks my German vocabulary using duolingo. I have completed two units, one being ordering in a cafe and the other being describing family. In these lessons I learned words and phrases like "Can I have a coffee with milk" and "I have a brother".  These phrases seems basic but they also taught me Grammar and correct word order. This week while with friends I was informed that there is a student here at PW who came from Germany, I got his phone number and hopefully he allows me to practice with him. I have also contacted family members to try to arrange a time where I can meet with them and they teach me words while talking to me. This will improve my vocabulary and listening skills. It is sometimes hard to understand a different language because it is hard to tell where words end and start listen greatly helps overcome this obstacle. During this week I also found a Octoberfest party which is tomorrow, I will attend with a friend this will help me see this culture. Hopefully there are German speakers there so I can practice my newly learned phrases there.  I have stuck with my action plan pretty well, but I have now added more goals for next week.


    Next week my goals are to continue with duolingo but also listen to some podcasts and music. I am meeting with my mom mom to practice, but I am worried it will not be successful because she sometimes forgets what she is talking about.

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