Bi-Weekly Journal Week 5_1

[Claire Fuller]

One of my goals was to learn how to count in Turkish and how to apply numbers in various situations. This week I first learned how to count from 0 to 1 billion and practiced counting objects in pictures. I actually think that counting in Turkish is easier than in English, as there are no anomalous numbers (for example, in English we have "eleven" and "twelve," but the rest of the teen numbers end in "-teen"). During my session with Merve, I practiced counting money with Turkish liras. I also learned how to say phone numbers and dates and practiced saying phone numbers, birthdates, etc. as well as writing them down to enhance my listening comprehension. One thing that I still need to practice more is telling time.