Learning Journal 2: In addition to discussing the resources (see above), outline how you have begun to work on your first language tasks.

[Manya Mirzoyan]

I started to extensively learn the Turkish language using a wide range of resources and the guidance of my language partner and Turkish friends. I started to pursue the language by learning the alphabet, the pronunciations and some basic words. I also took a couple of classes on Byki, Duolingo, Mangolanguages and a couple of other resources to see which ones work most effectively for me. I also discovered some additional resources, such as websites, movies, dictionaries. I didn't find Diigo very useful and appealing for me, however I joined the NIng Turkish group and found several resources there too. These resources will help me visually and with pronunciations and will give some very useful vocabulary skills. Some of the resources have different chronicles, but I managed to outline my learning plan and figure out which resource may be useful at certain points. Duolingo has some great small classes that start with basics and move to advanced levels. Mangolanguages was especially useful in learning greetings and basic expressions. I have also met with my language partner and took a look at my and my classmates' learning goals. We discuss what will be useful for each class and learn new things along with certain cultural aspects of Turkey. I have also used lingust.ru and google dictionary as very helpful language learning tools. I'm planning to follow my language learning goals and work both individually and within a group in class to enrich my knowledge. I've also been lucky enough to have some close Turkish friends who I happen to practice words and expressions at times. I will be learning a lot of vocabulary and new expressions in upcoming week and I am very excited!