Learning Journal 1

[Oliver Cho]

After having read the articles the one that really made me think about my learning plan was the one about meaning. The article has given me a new perspective on the term of meaning.While learning Portuguese I hope to be able to gain a stronger sense of words. I also hope to better understand the different terminologies used for similar words in English. I believe that a big part of me learning Portuguese will be distinguishing sense from reference. I will probably be able to say words quite quickly, but being able to formulate sentences with the words will help me put those words or references into the right sense. In terms of shaping my learning process, this has informed me to put a greater importance on sentence forming and learning the correct context and meaning for words in certain situations, rather than just expanding my Portuguese vocabulary.