Just like the blog title says, I am learning Arabic again. It is for this reason I have not written in so long. I have been trying to figure out how I want to approach learning this language this time around. Obviously, the first time learning it did not stick as well as it should have. It probably had something to do with being so young (and immature) when I first learned Arabic, as well as not knowing how I learn languages. Both reasons play a huge part in individual learning. So now that I am older I am trying to figure out how to make this language stick in my brain this time around.
So far I am reading the Book of Mormon in Arabic, which helps immensely. I also started using italki.com, which is basically an online hub for people to talk to native speakers in order to improve language learning abilities. And boy, does it work! In the few sessions I have had already, I have pushed my learning ability to its limit --but in a good way. I am remembering and relearning more and more each day, and so that is a major blessing. Additionally, I am using varied textbooks... I forgot the name of one textbook in particular that is extremely helpful... in another post I will expand. All of these things helped me realize that I cannot learn vocabulary as individual words. I need context or I will never remember them. So I learn better with phrases than when I see words on flashcards. This makes language learning a lot easier now.
I think in later posts, I will talk more about certain things more in depth, but as of right now I wanted to explain where I have been and what I have been doing. So until our next post, I am infinitely thankful for the Internet and the blessings of connecting to people around the world (i.e. italki.com or via language learning blogs) who can help me learn Arabic again.
