Since I have been jobless for sometime and sitting at home only makes me think more about the sadness of the past... I decided to do something about it... keep the mind fresh! :D
I love learning new languages... have tried my hand at French several times before but always ended in not being able to complete even the beginners level.. sigh
But now since I am here in the UAE I decided to try and see how Arabic is (helps making my job prospects better too) :D
So I have joined Eton Institute for the intensive Arabic starter level. So far so good.. have completed one week today and have 2 more weeks to go. Its quite interesting and not as tough as I thought it would be. I can barely read right now but hope to be able to speak decent amount before the end of this year.. :) so am planning to continue it even if I do get a job soon. (considering the fact that to be able to reach a decent level I need to complete 8 levels! :O)
Seeing strange letters making sense now gives me a sense of accomplishment which I am sure would only increase as the classes go by.. :) hope it will give me a confidence boost as well! :D
I know a lot of people say that now that the world has moved to online learning one should not waste time on physical classes. Rather take classes online to save time and also to be able to work as per ones own timetable, but I am a strong advocate of taking lessons from an actual person. There are certain nuances of a language you can only learn through human interaction. Like the difference in the pronunciations of haa & ha.. yep they are 2 different Arabic letters representing the sound the letter H has in English apart from the 6-8 different sounds that can be made from them. lol
But apart from everything else, I really feel it gives your classes a more serious feel. You interact with others in the class and learn with them creating a sort of synergy that otherwise if you do it alone you would not be able to....
Don't you agree? something to think about...
I love learning new languages... have tried my hand at French several times before but always ended in not being able to complete even the beginners level.. sigh
But now since I am here in the UAE I decided to try and see how Arabic is (helps making my job prospects better too) :D
So I have joined Eton Institute for the intensive Arabic starter level. So far so good.. have completed one week today and have 2 more weeks to go. Its quite interesting and not as tough as I thought it would be. I can barely read right now but hope to be able to speak decent amount before the end of this year.. :) so am planning to continue it even if I do get a job soon. (considering the fact that to be able to reach a decent level I need to complete 8 levels! :O)
Seeing strange letters making sense now gives me a sense of accomplishment which I am sure would only increase as the classes go by.. :) hope it will give me a confidence boost as well! :D
I know a lot of people say that now that the world has moved to online learning one should not waste time on physical classes. Rather take classes online to save time and also to be able to work as per ones own timetable, but I am a strong advocate of taking lessons from an actual person. There are certain nuances of a language you can only learn through human interaction. Like the difference in the pronunciations of haa & ha.. yep they are 2 different Arabic letters representing the sound the letter H has in English apart from the 6-8 different sounds that can be made from them. lol
But apart from everything else, I really feel it gives your classes a more serious feel. You interact with others in the class and learn with them creating a sort of synergy that otherwise if you do it alone you would not be able to....
Don't you agree? something to think about...
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