Sunday, 3 April 2016

Post 3- Change in Language Learning Challenge Proposal

After having a thought about my own Language Learning Challenge Proposal, there are a few changes I would like to make to it.

Firstly, I would like to change my goal to only one of them, as I want to be give myself enough time to digest the materials learnt. I thought about my previous plan and believe it would be better not to rush things and do it thoroughly.

[NEW]  My Learning Goal 
My goal is to be able to write a self introduction using simplified characters in Chinese. I would need to learn how to write vocabulary such as, name, family members, pets, hobbies, my likes and dislikes in simplified Chinese. I would not only like to learn how to write it, but I would like to be able to say the self introduction.


Secondly, I would like to talk about my Learning styles and strategies. I would like to briefly talk about my VARK questionnaire results.

[Additional]  My Learning styles and strategies
After having done the VARK questionnaire, it has stated that I am an aural learner. Therefore I prefer people to tell me information, instead of reading information myself. As my goal is to be able to write a self introduction in simplified Chinese and be able to say the self introduction, it is a good idea that I read out loud of what I am learning. Pronouncing vocabulary out loud as I learn them, as this will also allow myself to remember what I have learnt. As to memorising characters, I guess I will just need to practice it over and over, as many times as it may take for myself to remember it. The VARK questionnaire website suggested that I may make up or use interesting stories or jokes to remember information, I have not used that method for learning a language, therefore am curious whether it will work not not. I will give it a try and see the results.


Thirdly, as I have changed my goal, therefore my plan will also need alternation.

[NEW]  My Plan
Week 1- Brainstorm what I wold like to write in my self introduction. In particular, the vocabulary that needs to be looked up, for example noun and verb vocabularies. These many include name, age, doing words for hobbies, etc.

Week 2- Using google translate and iphone apps to search for vocabularies that I am not familiar with. Using a variety of websites or apps will be a good idea as I am able to compare the vocabularies used. List them down get a native person to check the vocabulary.

Week 3- Put the vocabularies together into a short self introduction and get a native person to check the work. Work doesn't need to be fully corrected by the native person, but instead point out where something should be changed.

Week 4- Change the places that should be changed and find a time to sit down with the native person to get them to go through the work with me. Point out the mistakes that I have made in the self introduction and correct it together. In this session, also practice the self introduction that I have written with the native person. Ask the native person to point out my pronunciation mistakes, therefore I know where I went wrong and need extra practice.

Week 5- Practice writing and speaking the self introduction at least for 10 mins everyday if possible. Through out the week, make a time with the native speaker to check the fluency of the speaking and check the pronunciation of the Chinese. Make an extra note on the vocabularies that were not spoken properly and do extra practice at home.

Week 6- Keep on practicing the self introduction in writing and speaking. Hopefully have corrected the mistaken pronunciation. Throughout the week, allocate a time with the native speaker and get them to grade you on a scale from 1-10 (1-lowest, 10-highest) the spoken and written part of the self introduction.


This is what I have thought about for my new Language Learning Challenge Proposal. There will be further changes done next week.

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