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Chris, our language tutor, teaches LugandaEnglish is the official language of Uganda, but the further you get from the paved roads or major cities, the less English you find. Luganda is the language of the central region of Uganda and is related to a few of the languages spoken in nearby areas as well. In some areas where you can't find an English-speaker you can find people who speak Luganda. So Luganda is a good language for us to learn and we've been working on it - usually about 4 hours of instruction per week. Today we had our first written exam.
I'm happy to report that I got the high-score out of our class! Okay, our class is just four of us. And I got the high score by one point. And Krista wasn't there to take the test - she's already in the States to help her sister prepare for the wedding. But still. It was the high score. It was an open-book test but I refrained from using my notes as much as I could. I scored an 81/107 which is 75.7%. Now before you raise the alarm about my poor score, I'll remind you that in Uganda 75% and above is an A. That's right. I got an A on my test with a score of 75.7%. This grading scale issue comes up in our TEE class (of course) because we hold our TEE students to a grading scale much closer to the US grading scale. But anyway, I took my test, scored well among my peers, and am continuing to move forward in learning Luganda. If you wanna take a look at my test (pdf document - 2MB), please feel free. I'll appreciate a little pat on the back whenever you'd like to send one my way. And I'll let Krista decide if she'll report her score to you. -Shauen