My first artifact conversation was ok but I need to work on my accent more. I think it shows that I am not a native speaker so I need to improve on the pronunciation of specific words. My artifact included basic phrases that would be said in order to greet someone, introduce oneself, and say goodbye. The specific phrases I said were what would be said to a man since I set it up like I was speaking to my language partner. In Amharic, things as simple as good morning have different versions for a man, woman, multiple people, and elders. I also think that I can improve on my speed of speaking. Native Amharic speakers speak extremely fast so even though I was trying to speak fast, I’m not quite there yet.
As for my learning goals, I have mostly completed them because I learned how to talk about my family including how to say their titles (mom, dad, brother), their names, and their ages. I still need to practice these so that I can make sentences more fluently. I also still need to learn different personality traits so that I can describe people with more than just superficial information.
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