- Create a learning activity to teach someone else something you have learned in your language; outline this activity in your learning journal; teach someone using this activity; reflect upon the effectiveness of the activity
Family Tree:
The activity that I have created is a diagram that is supposed to teach people about family-related words in Indonesian. I enlisted the help of my roommate in order to evaluate my teaching skills.
The Family Tree is one of the tasks in my learning language plan. Over the course of this semester, I have learned: the meaning of family in Indonesia’s culture — especially in Bali. The hierarchy and social structure that tags along with the family. How to introduce them to others, how to introduce myself to them.
As a result, I created a family tree diagram (I was inspired by one that I saw in one of my Indonesian workbooks.) In it, were five branches leading to word bubbles: mom, dad, brother/sister, grandma, grandpa. At the base of the tree, stood a word bubble that represents oneself. For example, I would teach my roommate how to say a few simple self-identification sentences. Next, we would move clockwise and begin with mom, then dad, and so on.
After he had been finished, it was my turn, except I didn't have a piece of paper to write my thoughts on. I had to recite it from the knowledge that I have gained this semester.
It worked fine. I don't know if my roommate remembers any Indonesian sentences or words, but it allowed me to solidify my understanding of the Family Tree.
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