"...document (a) your goals and tasks for weeks 4 and 5..."
Goals for Week 4/5
Learned vocabulary for utensils and things you might see at a Korean buffet
- Learn how to describe self (Identity)
Tasks:
Week 4
Practiced the vocabulary on actual objects
We had plates, utensils, and food set up at a long table and we practiced saying and recalling the vocabulary with Sun (tutor)
Took notes on activity and what we learned
1) Tutor named off a list of items on the table, 2) worked through each word and origin of the words, 3) Worked with Christy to find ways to better remember each of the words
Week 5
Learned how to describe self (Identity)
Name, age, location
Talked about culture with Sun (tutor)
1) Internet, looked up words that applied to us, 2) Worked with language partner to chain together the words into sentences, 3) Took turns to introduce ourselves during a tutoring session
Key: 1) Resource, 2) How you worked with language partner, 3) Activities you found most effective
Evaluation of progress:
I believe that I was successful in learning how to describe self. I am able to introduce myself formally, and give my age and hometown. In terms of learning all of the vocabulary, I found it fairly manageable because all of the words applied to myself. However, it was more difficult to work on my goals for week 4, which was to learn the vocabulary of utensils and objects in a Korean buffet. Those words did not necessarily apply to me as an identity, so that is why they were harder. I think that through more practice, it will be easier to recall these words. For now, I have met the learning goal of being able to describe identity, but I only have partial success with describing food and objects at the table.
Comments
Below is a mini artifact of what I used to help facilitate my learning for the dinner table terms.
