Learning Journal #1 (SDLC 105)

[Emily Larrabee]

Having a better understanding about how my brain processes language is interesting when I think about the ways that I have learned in the past and my goals for this class. The readings gave me insight about the things that I don't even actively think about, such as sounds, slips of the tongue and also the section on meaning really made me dive deeper into my own thinking. Relating words and things seems natural but there is so much more that goes into it which is why learning a new language can be so difficult. This knowledge helps me to understand that there will be challenges that I encounter especially with vocabulary because I am accustomed to referring to things in a certain way, but the more that I push myself to study and "think" in my new language, the more easily it will come to me.