My Learning Plan
Learner Name: Fatima AlBassam | Semester: Spring 2014 |
Language: Urdu | Course: SDLC 110 |
Where are you now? What can you do? What do you know?
Use the Levels of Competence document and the LinguaFolio® checklists to assess your current abilities in your language. For more information, see the SDLAP Wiki.
Interpersonal Communication
Interpretive Listening
Interpretive Reading
Presentational Speaking
Presentational Writing
What is your ultimate goal? What is your goal for this semester?
What do you want to be able to do with this language at the end of this semester and in the future?
My goal for the semester is to be able to read in Urdu and have good conversational skills. I would like to be able to talk to a Pakistani seller in a store or a friend here in UR about basic everyday things.
What tasks will you complete and what activities will you do this semester to meet your goals? How will you document and evaluate your progress?
Novice learners should consult the ‘Language Tasks’ page of the SDLAP Wiki and incorporate the required tasks in their learning. Be as specific as possible when planning activities, e.g., “I will watch YouTube videos to learn how to talk about the family.” or “I will consult a grammar text to learn about possessives.” Make sure you include some tasks that are relevant to your interests, e.g., “I will learn to understand soccer commentary.” or “I will learn to talk about the stock market.” Culture and language are, of course, inseparable. It is expected that all your language will be culturally appropriate and that every task will contribute to your cultural competence.
Task 1 | Learn how to greet and ask the person how he/she is feeling |
Type of Task | X Interpersonal Communication ___ Presentational Speaking |
What do I need to learn to complete this task? (goal) | Learn different greetings, farewells and introductions |
How will I learn? (learning activities and resources) | Use byki.com and practice with my language partner |
How will I document what I have learned? (artifacts) | I will record a simple conversation with my language partner |
How well can I accomplish this task? (self-assessment) |
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Task 2 | Learn the alphabet |
Type of Task | ___ Interpersonal Communication ___ Presentational Speaking |
What do I need to learn to complete this task? (goal) | Learn the alphabet |
How will I learn? (learning activities and resources) | Use youtube videos |
How will I document what I have learned? (artifacts) | I will make a guide of the differences between the Urdu alphabet and the Arabic alphabet. |
How well can I accomplish this task? (self-assessment) |
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Task 3 | Ask and answer questions about identity (Where are you from? What do you do? What are your studying? etc.) |
Type of Task | _X Interpersonal Communication ___ Presentational Speaking |
What do I need to learn to complete this task? (goal) | Learn questions about a person’s identity and learn personal and possible answers to them. |
How will I learn? (learning activities and resources) | LiveMocha.com Youtube videos Conversation with my language partner |
How will I document what I have learned? (artifacts) | Interview Urdu speakers on campus about this issue. |
How well can I accomplish this task? (self-assessment) |
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Task 4 | Talking about your Family |
Type of Task | _X Interpersonal Communication ___ Presentational Speaking |
What do I need to learn to complete this task? (goal) | Learn the vocabulary of family and different ways to talk about each family member (e.g. age, gender, occupation, etc.) |
How will I learn? (learning activities and resources) | LiveMocha Language partner |
How will I document what I have learned? (artifacts) | Family tree with attributes and characteristics of each member |
How well can I accomplish this task? (self-assessment) |
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Task 5 | Telling Time / Asking about Time and Dates |
Type of Task | _X Interpersonal Communication ___ Presentational Speaking |
What do I need to learn to complete this task? (goal) | Learn numbers in Urdu and how time is told. |
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How will I learn? (learning activities and resources) | LoveMocha, Youtube videos and language partner. |
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How will I document what I have learned? (artifacts) | Record myself talking about my daily schedule. |
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How well can I accomplish this task? (self-assessment) |
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| Task 6 | Talking about food, e.g., buying food, ordering food in the restaurant, describing food | ||
| Type of Task | _X Interpersonal Communication ___ Presentational Speaking | ||
What do I need to learn to complete this task? (goal) | Vocabulary, how to politely order and ask for things in restaurants and how food is described. |
How will I learn? (learning activities and resources) | LiveMocha, BYKI.com and language partner. |
How will I document what I have learned? (artifacts) | Explain a meal from the dining hall. |
How well can I accomplish this task? (self-assessment) |
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Task 7 | Learn how to shop and communicate with a shopkeeper |
Type of Task | _X Interpersonal Communication ___ Presentational Speaking |
What do I need to learn to complete this task? (goal) | Learn the necessary vocabulary and how to ask about price, size and type of item. |
How will I learn? (learning activities and resources) | BYKI.com, Youtube and language partner |
How will I document what I have learned? (artifacts) |
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How well can I accomplish this task? (self-assessment) |
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