SDLC 105 Reflection Paper #1

[Joora Baek]

I am evaluative as well as rational according to FIRE Model for integrative thinking. It means I like to learn best in a comfortable environment where there are supports from teachers and classmates. When I was learning English in my middle school and high school, I liked to collaborate with classmates by peer editing our essays in English, and engage in small group discussions. I also improved my English by participating in lots of forums that require me to speak in English. At Asia Pacific Youth Environmental Forum, I discussed environmental issues like soil pollution in a group with Japanese students in English and performed a presentation in front of people from 9 different countries including Australia, India, and China. I learn best when I begin learning with the big picture, concepts or theories and work toward the particular applications. According to the survey from My Personality.info, top three multiple intelligences of mine were musical, visual/spatial, and interpersonal. I have relatively low percent of logical and mathematical intelligence. Keeping those in mind, I think working in a group or communicating with a language partner frequently will increase efficiency of my Turkish learning. I will study Turkish culture and learn more about the country while I am learning basic vocabularies that are found in the contents. By researching about famous festivals, holidays, traditions, and education in Turkey, I will expand my learning activities.