My Learning Plan
Learner Name: Han Tran |
Semester: Spring 2020 |
Language: Vietnamese |
Course: Self-Directed Language 105 and 110 |
Where are you now? What can you do? What do you know?
Use the Levels of Competence document and the LinguaFolio® checklists to assess your current abilities in your language. For more information, see the SDLAP Wiki.
- Interpersonal Communication:
Intermediate – Developing 1
- Interpretive Listening
Intermediate – Developing 1
- Interpretive Reading
Novice – Beginning 2
- Presentational Speaking
Novice – Beginning 2
- Presentational Writing
Novice – Beginning 1
What is your ultimate goal? What is your goal for this semester? What do you want to be able to do with this language at the end of this semester and in the future?
My ultimate goal for the semester is to be able to have more in depth conversations with my family in Vietnamese. I still have family in Vietnam and I would love to be able to communicate with them beyond surface level interactions. I intend to visit my family in Vietnam in the future and I want them to know that I haven’t forgotten or abandon my root.
What tasks will you complete and what activities will you do this semester to meet your goals? How will you document and evaluate your progress?
Novice learners should consult the ‘Language Tasks’ page of the SDLAP Wiki and incorporate the required tasks in their learning. Be as specific as possible when planning activities, e.g., “I will watch YouTube videos to learn how to talk about the family.” or “I will consult a grammar text to learn about possessives.” Make sure you include some tasks that are relevant to your interests, e.g., “I will learn to understand soccer commentary.” or “I will learn to talk about the stock market.” Culture and language are, of course, inseparable. It is expected that all your language will be culturally appropriate and that every task will contribute to your cultural competence.
Task 1 |
Using correct pronounce |
Type of Task |
_x_ Interpersonal Communication _x_ Presentational Speaking |
What do I need to learn to complete this task? (goal) |
For starter, I will need to learn beyond surface (elementary) level vocabularies and common phrases. |
How will I learn? (learning activities and resources) |
I can do so by practicing my speaking and listening skills with natives like my family or my language partner at least 4-6 hours a week. |
How will I document what I have learned? (artifacts) |
I will write down new words and phrases that I learned throughout each conversation. Additionally. I will consult cultural text references and actively asks about meanings behind unfamiliar words and phrases. |
How well can I accomplish this task? (self-assessment) |
I believe as long as someone is willing to hold a conversation with me, I can do it relatively well. |
Task 2 |
Using correct pronoun |
Type of Task |
_x_ Interpersonal Communication _x_ Presentational Speaking |
What do I need to learn to complete this task? (goal) |
I will need to learn the various pronouns in Vietnamese and the appropriate (I guess) age group that falls within each pronoun. I will also need to learn which pronouns is use in specific hierarchical situations. |
How will I learn? (learning activities and resources) |
Since pronoun are relative to a person’s preference, I believe this is best to learn in person and by trial and error. I can either use it to the best of my ability to strangers or I can use them in scenario simulations. |
How will I document what I have learned? (artifacts) |
I can ask people how they would like to be referred to and hopefully apply to other people through trial and error. |
How well can I accomplish this task? (self-assessment) |
In order to do it outside of a simulation, I will need to find people that I am not familiar with so it might be difficult. However, when confined to made-up scenarios, it might be much easier to do. |
Task 3 |
Regional Dialect |
Type of Task |
_x_ Interpersonal Communication _x_ Presentational Speaking |
What do I need to learn to complete this task? (goal) |
I would need to learn differences in dialects. I know that my partner and I share a southern dialect, but I would like to learn various words that are different across regions. |
How will I learn? (learning activities and resources) |
Textbooks, videos, and through my family. My mother is well verse in dialect due to her constant moving so she is a great source. |
How will I document what I have learned? (artifacts) |
I will record the regional differences next to each other in a notebook. |
How well can I accomplish this task? (self-assessment) |
I think this would be relatively easy. |
Task 4 |
Body Parts |
Type of Task |
_x_ Interpersonal Communication ___ Presentational Speaking |
What do I need to learn to complete this task? (goal) |
I will either need to obtain or make a chart of my own of various body parts and their what they are called. |
How will I learn? (learning activities and resources) |
I will obtain and use the Oxford Vietnamese picture dictionary as well as youtube videos. |
How will I document what I have learned? (artifacts) |
I can quiz or test myself using a blank pictures and/or diagrams. |
How well can I accomplish this task? (self-assessment) |
I am extremely confident that I can do this. |
Task 5 |
Vital information |
Type of Task |
_x_ Interpersonal Communication _x_ Presentational Speaking |
What do I need to learn to complete this task? (goal) |
I will have to learn words that could be use to describe emergencies like medical conditions, allergies, and etc. |
How will I learn? (learning activities and resources) |
I will obtain and use the Oxford Vietnamese picture dictionary as well as youtube videos. |
How will I document what I have learned? (artifacts) |
I can quiz or test myself using a blank picture. |
How well can I accomplish this task? (self-assessment) |
Relatively confident since this is important. |
Task 6 |
Ordering food |
Type of Task |
_x_ Interpersonal Communication _x_ Presentational Speaking |
What do I need to learn to complete this task? (goal) |
Learn food vocabulary, as well as possibly how to order food in a restaurant |
How will I learn? (learning activities and resources) |
Try to order food in Vietnamese instead of using English. I already know how to read menus, I just need to convey it through speech. |
How will I document what I have learned? (artifacts) |
Record myself ordering food or have someone else with me that can give me feedback. |
How well can I accomplish this task? (self-assessment) |
I’m quite confident about ordering etiquette, I just need to actually do it. |
Task 7 |
History and Culture |
Type of Task |
___ Interpersonal Communication ___ Presentational Speaking |
What do I need to learn to complete this task? (goal) |
I want to learn about Vietnam’s history and how that affected the way its culture developed today. |
How will I learn? (learning activities and resources) |
I will read Vietnamese history books and write short summaries of it in Vietnamese. I will also learn about the culture of Vietnam through documentaries and also summarize that. |
How will I document what I have learned? (artifacts) |
I will keep a compilation of the short summaries that I did on the topics. |
How well can I accomplish this task? (self-assessment) |
This is likely to be the most time consuming so I have some reasons to be wary, but I will try my best. |
Task 8 |
Keep conversations in Vietnamese |
Type of Task |
_x_ Interpersonal Communication _x_ Presentational Speaking |
What do I need to learn to complete this task? (goal) |
I need to learn to keep calm and carry on the conversation in Vietnamese rather than jumping between English and Vietnamese. |
How will I learn? (learning activities and resources) |
I will have to do this hand-on by having a lot of free-talk sessions with my language partner and my family. |
How will I document what I have learned? (artifacts) |
I can record the conversations and write down what words I tend revert back and determine how I can fix it. |
How well can I accomplish this task? (self-assessment) |
I like to believe that with enough practice I can do this. |
Task 9 |
Improve listening comprehension |
Type of Task |
_x_ Interpersonal Communication _x_ Presentational Speaking |
What do I need to learn to complete this task? (goal) |
I need to learn basic every day words as well as words that are more often used in the news or music and other medias. |
How will I learn? (learning activities and resources) |
Watch the news in Vietnamese as well as listen to the radio, music, or podcasts in Vietnamese. Then afterward I will write or record myself summarizing it. |
How will I document what I have learned? (artifacts) |
I will be compiling summaries of the medias I consumed. |
How well can I accomplish this task? (self-assessment) |
I’m confident that I can do this, I will just need to find the time to. |
Task 10 |
Talking about mundane things like hobbies, majors, classes, etc. |
Type of Task |
_x_ Interpersonal Communication _x_ Presentational Speaking |
What do I need to learn to complete this task? (goal) |
I will need to learn basic every day words as well as words that are more often used in specialized subjects. |
How will I learn? (learning activities and resources) |
I will have to look up words that are related to things that I enjoy doing and/or to elaborate on subjects I enjoy. Then I can roleplay scenarios where I will have to explain or elaborate on a subject. |
How will I document what I have learned? (artifacts) |
I can write down things that I said or I can also record my roleplay conversations. |
How well can I accomplish this task? (self-assessment) |
I’m confident that I can do this, but I will have to find the time to actually carry it out. |
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