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I included a grammar exercise on trapassato prossimo because it is representative of poor study habits. We learned 6 or 7 tenses in this semester alone, and by attempting this exercise in this way, instead of solidifying my knowledge of this tense, I feel it may be the one I have retained the least.

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I chose to include this journal reflection, because I feel like I've grown the most in this exercise throughout the semester. Having a time limit on your writing challenges your vocabulary, attention to detail, and how quickly you can think in Italian. I feel like I've improved in these areas.

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Here is my original and revised Journal 3 entry.

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Listening is my most difficult area of language, so I wanted to include a reflection on this topic. I am a very visual learner, so developing my listening skills have been one of my greatest challenges. Discovering better habits to help me improve in this area has been very useful this past semester.

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Here are screenshots of all attempts for a grammar exercise on trapassato prossimo.

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Overall, I learned lots of new things this semester that I did not learn the first semester. I don't feel I learned too much about Italian culture although I wish I would have. I learned a lot about the language, and I look forward to continuing my learning.

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Here is the group's overall narrative, combining our thoughts and reflections of the course.

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I enjoyed each chapter and feel that the textbook is very good at presenting information in a logical order. Unfortunately all textbooks have their limitations because it is much easier to learn in person with an instructor, but overall the book and the chapters were very helpful.

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Watching videos and listening to conversations is probably my favorite thing in Italian apart from speaking because I feel it is the most useful and entertaining. Training the ear is one of the most difficult things to do. One of my favorite things to do is listen to Italian music since it helps learn gramatical structures in the spoken language and helps train the ear.

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I am very fortunate in that I read and write fluently in Spanish which helped me out in my journals, but it also caused some problems in spelling and some grammar rules. I think overall my writing improved a lot this semester, and I was much more successful expressing myself in writing.