Had my first class with my new teacher today. Amin is an interesting guy, has a degree in Arabic and is working on one in English. Last semester he was studying Shakespeare, I think that’s a pretty impressive thing for a nonnative speaker. Anyway, the class went well, we’re going to concentrate on listening and pronunciation mostly. Listening is probably my worst area at this point and today I learned part of the reason why. When you speak Arabic, many words get connected together. This helps explain why I have so much trouble picking out words when I listen to people. Even if I read along with someone speaking I have difficulty following along, everything just blends… So hopefully that will get better. It’s always tough to work on your weakest area. Yes, it can show the most improvement, but it is also the hardest thing to work on. Oh well… Wish me luck!
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