- How many new words have you learned in your target language? How did you learn them? Do you have realistic goals for your acquisition of vocabulary?
I have had a vocabulary heavy learning goal this semester and I have learnt lots of Turkish vocabulary. So far, I have learnt numbers, months, days of the week, some animals and food, questions, seasons, professions, places, describing words, colors, some verbs and adverbs etc. It is a little challenging to memorize all of these, but I am trying to use notecards and Quizlet to make sure I remember at least 80% of what I am learning with a goal of accomplishing 100% later. My goals are realistic if I work hard. Learning vocabulary is essential to being able to create sentences and engage in simple conversations, therefore me and my language partners have paid close attention to vocabulary acquisition. We do have occasional review sessions as we try to maintain our goals and improve our vocabulary skills. I have found quizlet and notecards really helpful in vocabulary learning process and will stick to this method next semester as well.
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