I have always been fascinated by language. As an English major with a heavy minor in Creative Writing, I have done my fair share of reading and scribbling. As a result, I have come to garner an immense amount of respect and appreciation for not just
Read more…This language experience, has, without a doubt, provided me with a great amount of needed support and guidance in my own continued study and practice of the Spanish language. While, unlike most of the students in the class, I was not studying a f
Read more…Sindyan Bhandoo's article, "How Immersion Helps to Learn Language," was just full of great, encouraging information. Speaking of this, the article not only endowed me with a significant amount of necessary guidance concerning how I can improve upon m
Read more…This week we learned some basic vocabulary words such as woman, man, house, child, etc. The increasing number of vocabulary words used made me want to buy a little notebook to note all the new words I learned and the translations. It will allow me to
Read more…After learning the alphabet, which is similar to the english alphabet with a few added letters and a few that are removed, we moved on to more useful sentences. This week in class we learned "Greetings" and the times of the day (for eg. morning, afte
Read more…My Learning Plan: Language
Learner Name: Jennifer Connerton |
Semester: Spring 2012 |
Language: Turkish |
Language Level: Beginner |
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Goals |
Activities |
Artifacts |
Self-Evaluation |
Interpretive Listening
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-Ability to pick out key |
Turkish Weddings:
In Turkish weddings, culture and religion determines how the bride is courted and the type of marriage ceremony. Among the more traditional people, families take a leading role in the search for a husband or bride; however with the
Read more…I grew up speaking english and french, so the last time I had to formally learn a language was in high school when I took spanish for a couple years. Since it was so similar to french in my mind, I was able to learn easily and still remember a lot to
Read more…This week with my language partner I learned about families in Turkey and how they are structured. The previously posted video along with many in class exercises that Haktan provided me with were very useful in becoming more familiar with the many di
Read more…For my cultural project, I decided to make my presentation about Korean Weddings. I chose this topic based on my interest in my own grandparent's Korean wedding. Two of my uncles also had a traditional Korean wedding while my mother, her sister, and
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