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My Hindi Language Learning Goals and Plan
I've written briefly in the past about ways to learn a new language, but with my new Hindi Project pushing language learning to the forefront of my free time, I realize that I need to spell out exactly what my language learning goals are, and the timetable I'm setting to achieve them. A large part of the Hindi Project is accountability - and that requires specific details!
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Friday, October 16, 2009
The tickets have been purchased. We're headed to India for a three week vacation/business trip in February and March of next year. And man, does my Hindi suck. Longtime readers may be scratching their head, thinking they've heard this song & dance about learning an Indian language from me before. They'd be absolutely, totally correct. Last year, however, I was trying to learn Bengali. And I have - some. Not much; mainly, I can play cards in Bengali. And curse. (Sometimes I get to do both at once!) This year it's all about the Hindi. With a trip to Delhi and North India in sight, Aditya and I have both agreed that I need to focus more on learning Hindi. There's the functional aspects to knowing enough to get around town and communicate when Aditya isn't right at my side. Then there's the social aspect of extended family, friends, and (in my case) Delhi coworkers. At our Indian wedding two years ago I could get away with saying "a little" in the appropriate language when asked if I knew either Hindi or Bengali. Guests and family loved it then, but I suspect the joke does not age well.
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Monday, November 2, 2009
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