Okay.
Module 2.
Class started Monday, we this time the classes are longer, but only 3 days a week.
So far so good. It mostly feels like a continuation of module 1, since we're in the same room with the same teacher, and almost all of the same students. We have a few new people, and a handful who didn't continue with us for one reason or another, but it's mostly the same.
We're starting to get a bit more into the nitty-gritty of Danish grammar, and that's good. I wish there was a bit more focus on vocabulary, but that's probably just me being impatient.
I've found it kind of funny that the few Danish speaking people who I've told that I passed module 1 have assumed that I am now pretty much fluent. From friends to my hairdresser, as soon as I passed the module 1 test, they started speaking to me and sending emails in Danish that were way beyond my current skill level.
I think it's easy to forget how long it really does take to get to a conversational level. I'm definitely not there. I can understand most of what my teacher says, but that's because she knows what she's taught us, and tries not to stray too far from that when she speaks to us in Danish.
We've been told that module 2 is longer than module 1. Twice as long, in fact. So it won't be until December that we take our test for module 2. My impatience to be fluent made that news a bit frustrating.
But they know better than I do how long it takes to learn the language. Best to trust the professionals.
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