SDLP 105: Reflection Paper 1

[Constantinos Beauclair-Kolomtsas]

I learned that I am a factual learner according to the FIRE model. This is because I definitely value practical knowledge over abstract theories or grammatical rules. I would prefer to learn basic word and phrases over understanding the differences between past and present tense in a language. Due to my classification as a factual learner, I probably would do better with learning a language through a language partner who can teach me key words and phrases that are important to every day conversation over a textbook. For my personal purposes of learning an advanced language a language partner might not be able to help with advanced Greek necessarily but reading books and news articles and also watching news streams will be a great way to learn. This is why I believe I should center my learning activities around observation of others speaking the language at an advanced level and picking up on words that are used often.