This will be a combined reflection for week four and five (as we talked about).
Week 4 post:
My goals for these two weeks are to learn 40 new vocabulary words, the numbers, family members, and also to identify a few words in the ever so popular song "Gangnam Style" to get a sense of what the song is actually about. I plan on watching more youtube videos that help with these topics and also to listen to the song repeatedly. At the end of week 5, I will evaluate my success by testing myself to see how many words I actually remember. I will also create a worksheet for myself with pictures of family members such as mother, father, grandfather, grandmother, and etc to see if I can write the words in English letters how it is sounded. I will also test myself to see if I can count from 1-10 out loud. As for the song, I will listen to it once more and write down as many words I can identify.
Week 5 post:
I've mostly been using the online book under resources to learn new vocabulary, numbers, and family members. Also, I watched many different youtube videos that helped with pronunciation of the new words/phrases I've been teaching myself. I met with my new language partner for two hours today and she helped ALOT with this week's learning. She was able to re-explain the alphabet system to me and even went over my introduction with me to check my process. Then we discussed the formal/informal aspect of the language and went on to learn the numbers and family members. Because it was our first time meeting, we made sure that everything was clear and she answered any question I had and helped me understand everything better. I learned that the number system is a little complicated because there's a different way for counting and for telling age. I now know how to count from 1-10. I reached majority of my goals for these two weeks because I successfully learned 40 new vocabulary including the numbers and family members. I was not able to complete the last part of my goal about the song but this will be done with my next week's goal.
Artifact evaluation:
I think my first artifact was a success. I was able to record myself using Voki which was a fun process. Before I recorded it, my language partner listened me for the linguistic accuracy. In the beginning I had trouble pronouncing words with the letter "L" in it because it's a much softer sound than how it is said in the English language. With practice, I was able to say it the correct way. In my introduction, I said the basic facts of my name, age, origin, what school I attend, and my major. In addition, I added fun facts like my favorite color and food. I ended the introduction with a "it's very nice to meet you". Everything was spoken in the formal language.
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