This week was a
nice continuation of last week, in which I attempted to incorporate some of the
new resources I have, such as the JAWS reader series I mentioned before and the
Genocide Archive, with the “older” resources such as my notebook and Memrise.
Even though I am happy I found them, and I am happy they exist for L2 learners,
in general, I think the JAWS reader series might be a little below my
comprehension-level. Accordingly, I am excited to use this summer to locate
some new resources. Dr. T mentioned a new textbook from the National African
Languages Resource Center that I would be interested in exploring. It is called
Tuvuge Ikinyarwanda. And I am sure I
can locate a number of sources while in country this summer.
In regard to my progress this
semester, I recently contacted B again, in order to discuss scheduling the oral
portion of my final assessment. He hasn’t responded yet, but it’s still early,
and I am trying not to be as discouraged as I was last week about the
situation. Maybe this particular component of my language study isn’t going so well,
but others aspects are, or they have gone well historically, or they will go
better in the future. My rather weak attempt at re-evaluating my perspective!
I also posted a lesson on
descriptive adjectives on my language-learning website. I am pretty proud of
the lesson specifically, as well as my website more broadly. Even if others don’t
use it, it’s a very nice knowledge database for me, where all information is centrally
located and put in terms that I understand. I think such an initiative is
important for Less Commonly Taught Languages, for me, for potential learners,
for the language itself.
Finally, my trip to Rwanda is coming
along, and I think I have got a lead in terms of accommodation. Sadly, I still
cannot find an inexpensive flight as of yet. I thought I found a ridiculously
cheap flight, and I was very excited about it and preparing to take the leap,
but then I realized that the price reflected a one-way trip, and the price was
actually double what I thought it was.
Still
searching… For sources, for perspectives, for language partners, for flights…