2. Still relishing the compliment my usually supercilious oral production instructor bestowed upon me this morning. We did practice for the DELF (an internationally recognized French language proficiency exam that I'm considering taking this month), and part of the test is basically giving an impromptu presentation based on a text. I hate it when a teacher asks a question or asks for volunteers, and everyone just sits there. It's just awkward, and I can't stand the silence. I guess it's because I know how it feels on the other end, as a teacher. So, I volunteered and gave my little impromptu speech about the commercialization of traditional holidays. He was all glowing and said I was eloquent and that if I did that for the test, I would pass DELF B2. I felt so warm and fuzzy inside.
3. I feel so much better about my French . . . I still have a really long way to go, but at this point, I'd say I'm conversational. I still make a lot of mistakes, and I haven't broken through that barrier yet, but I don't feel as behind in class as I did when the term first started.
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