In high school, I took Spanish courses up to IB Spanish SL. I enjoyed my Spanish classes because my teachers were really great and tried to make the learning process as interactive and fun as possible. We played games to practice forming sentences, watched Spanish movies, and even acted out scenes of a Spanish play. This was different from my other classes which usually just entailed a lecture, PowerPoint slides, and class discussions. I learned a lot of Spanish in high school due to the practice I had with reading, writing, and speaking in the classroom. However, as with all standardized learning, I was unable to learn at my own pace and had to follow the schedule/syllabus set by my teachers. A big reason why I am really excited about this course is because of the independence I’ll have to accomplish my own learning goals at my own pace.
Based on the FIRE model and the surveys I completed, I am an insightful thinker, a visual learner, and self-intelligent. I believe these results are accurate as I do find it easier to understand and remember things by sight and I learn better by reading and seeing pictures. I tend to sit at the front of classrooms because I can see the board more clearly and it prevents me from getting distracted by movement in my surroundings. When taking notes, I use highlighters and colored pens to color code and keep my notes organized. I also find that visual models and figures help me understand concepts better. Based on this learning style, I think it would be helpful for me to continue writing notes using colors and even drawing pictures. I also plan to use the Anki app to make flashcards for Korean words. I want to try to expand my learning activities by finding new ways to visually learn Korean. For example, reading Korean picture books or watching Korean movies may be a fun and effective way for me to visually learn the language.
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Grace,
I am also a visual learner, so I found that seeing pictures or something more tangible helped me to pick up concepts better. I use my iPad notability app to write in colors, so if you happen to have an iPad, it could probably help you a lot on your notetaking!