Spring 2022 Ning Discussion Posts (39)
Journal entry #4 SDLAP 110 11/27
The semester is almost over, and I am happy with the progress I have made over these past few months. I have decided not to continue with the SDLAP program next semester. The reason for this is because I started really looking into study abroad progr
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I would go to the 3-4 regions that catalan is spoken in and study the slight differences among them. I would also study how each region perceives the others; for example, people in the Barcelona area call the language “Catalan” while people in the Va
Read more…10-30
Languages may lose native speakers over generations and continue to decrease in the number of speakers until the language has no more speakers, then the language is considered extinct– or a dead language. Something that also relates to a language dyi
Read more…Due by 5pm on Sunday, February 13: Discussion Post #4 on the Ning
What is the difference between sound and spelling? Why is this distinction significant for your language-learning efforts? Describe the phonetic inventory of your target language. Are there sounds in your language that don’t exist in American English
Read more…10-23
Things are going well in my language journey and I think I am making some great progress. I am focusing more on vocabulary rather than grammar which I thought I would do the opposite at the beginning of my language journey. It has definitely been int
Read more…Due by 5pm on Sunday, April 10: Discussion Post #10 on the Ning
Due by 5pm on Sunday, April 10: Discussion Post #10 on the Ning
Imagine that you have received a research grant to conduct a linguistic study of your target language and culture. How would you get started, and what would you investigate? How would di
Read more…Journal entry #3 SDLAP 110 10/30
- I have been staying on track with my goals from last month so far. I started watching Merlí on Netflix. I actually am watching a spin off of it that professor Feldman recommended. It is called “Merlí Sapere Aude”, a spin off of the main character's
1-16 Reflection 1
Overall, I have very little experience learning new languages. The only language anyone in my family speaks is English, and there was never any encouragement to learn another. I took my required Spanish courses and disliked most of them, because my h
Read more…Journal entry #2 SDLAP 110 9/25
I have been meeting with my language partner Marionna. She is from Valencia, Spain and she is a Freshman. She explained to me that Catalan is her first language but she also speaks Spanish. She also told me that in Valencia and Barcelona school is ta
Read more…Due by 5pm on Sunday, February 6: Discussion Post #3 on the Ning
Refer to the diagram on page 9 in Aitchison’s linguistics. How do you combine different disciplinary perspectives to formulate a more holistic understanding of your target language? Do you give preference to one disciplinary approach over the others?
Read more…Korean 112 Language Learning Journal #4
This month I had a hard time keeping a regular routine of writing in the Korean journal my grandmother gave to me because of all the exams and essays due before Thanksgiving break.
Over the Thanksgiving break I was able to visit Maryland. I visited
Read more…11-6
I have done a little bit of writing so far. I like to test myself and see how much I know just by free writing in my notebook and writing about whatever comes to mind. It also helps me widen my vocabulary when I don't know a word– I look it up. Ther
Read more…SDLAP 110 Journal entry #1 8/28
I have officially started learning Catalan! I am excited to start my language journey. Dr. Soloway recommended this program and I am interested. I am a Political Science major with a Spanish minor, hoping to study abroad in Barcelona the fall of my J
Read more…SDLAP 105 Reflection Paper #2
I really enjoyed my independent studying this semester, and I am surprised at how well I kept on track. I think I have a really good foundation of Catalan if I were to continue learning the language in the future. I worked on my vocabulary, grammar,
Read more…Korean 112 Language Learning Journal #3
This month I continued to write in my notebook that my grandma gave me. I think I am getting a lot better every time I write in it. However, it kind of did get boring writing in it. I am trying to set a positive mindset to think that it is good pract
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