I have been very nervous about this first week of Chinese class. For academic and other reasons I read little and spoke even less Chinese in 2009. Coming to class I was finally confronted with the realities of my Chinese level.
The pleasant surprise has been that neither my listening nor reading comprehension have degraded as much as I would have imagined. I was able to follow the majority of what was said in class and was able to read the syllabus and the article I chose to read this week.
The not so surprising bad news is that my comfort level speaking Chinese has seriously declined. I have always been nervous public speaking, and doubly so when it comes to speaking in Chinese. When I was giving my introduction on the first day I felt fumbling and awkward, but on Thursday when I was giving my presentation I felt more comfortable, perhaps because I had put in the time to prepare. In any event, I need to figure out some strategies to maintain my Chinese when I am not in school.
On a technical level it is clear what I need to work on. My vocabulary has remained strong, but I need to improve my sentence structures and proper word choice. I will focus on this going into next week.
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我真的非常喜欢你的反思博客“个人话”， 已经词穷，不知该如何形容了。继续记录！
I didn't notice any sign of trouble when you spoke Chinese the first day. I was quite amazed the level you speak. Keep up the good work. You are doing great
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