Five Academic Goals – Jamila Flowers
- Learn and understand Cuban culture
- Be able to know cultural dances, religions, foods etc.
- Grasp the heart of what it means “to be Cuban” (what the natives consider it to mean)
- Enhance my Spanish vocabulary
- Be able to understand the Cuban dialect and be able to differentiate it from other dialects
- Learn Cuban slang
- Speak more fluently (grammatically)
- Be able to process full sentences without stopping to process grammar forms
- Adjust to a new learning environment
- Gain valuable experience for future career
- Build connections with professors and natives
- Do well in classes
- Keep adequate study time
- Take notes
- Look for opportunities to do better