SDLC 113: Learning Journal 3

[Azmain Taz]

The next time I met with my language partner, we practiced speaking and writing. I talked about what I did all day that day. While I was speaking, I came to realize certain things. Firstly, I found out that I have trouble using numbers. I have hard time remembering numbers and keep forgetting with set of numerals to use for time and which one to use for counting objects. Moreover, I realized that when doing a monologue, I tend to say things as a string of short sentences and keep using the same connecting word 'and' over and over again. It was not as if I was not familiar with other connecting words. I knew them but I had difficulty using them spontaneously. Therefore, I asked Ji Hae to demonstrate the use of other connecting words and she talked about what she did that day using several different connecting words. Following her example I made a sentence using different connecting word. I realized that I needed to put in more thought before making sentences in order to avoid speaking in short sentences.