Blog post #8: Overall Reflection

Goals

I have attain some goals I had set at the beginning of the internship, now I know more English word than before, I learned some little thing about English culture and now I understand better when someone speaks to me in English. The strategy that I used, helped me to achieve my goals.

 

Strategies

The learning strategies that I had used are repetition, practises, analyses speech and talking to myself. The strategies that most worked for me is analyses speech and talking to myself. I abandon repetition and practises strategies because I did not always have the time to repeat the word that I would learn, and the only time I have to practice my English, it was during the internship. I will continue to use those strategies in the life of every day, for example when someone will talk to me in English ,I will analyses her speech and i will talk to myself and carrying on imaginary dialogues for practises the language.

 

Language

My English level is improved because I understood more than before when a person speaks to me in English. What has been the most difficult for me, is when I want express something because I could never find the word to express myself in English and I also had the difficulty with the pronunciation of some words. I don’t really find anything easy during my internship because everything was in English.

Growth

I learned that I could understand English and speak English with a lot of practice. I learned that I had more difficulty writing and speaking in English but the comprehension is more easier for me. Now, I understand more English culture, my perception of English culture does not change, but i have learn some interesting fact about English culture. Now, I have a better knowledge of English culture and the culture difference between English and French.

 

The internship

Now I better understand English, thanks to this experience, I would like to start this experience again but next time I think a going to plan better my time.

 

Gratitude

I gave a card to thank my host all of her time she give me for doing my internship and I also thank him for everything she learn me.

 

The placement

I recommend this internship placement to an another student because the people of Tyndale St-Georges community are very friendly and nice. The student will learn new words and expressions in English. The Tyndale St-Georges centre is close to a subway and it’s easy to find the center.

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Blog post #7: Practice makes perfect

Formal conversation whit me and Judith.

When I go to my internship I always ask Judith what is the program for today.

Isa: Hellos Judith how are you?

Judith: Fine thank you and you?

Isa: I am fine, what is the program for today.

Judith: for today we will sort the skirts by color, sort the new clothing that we received and we will move the boots.

Isa: We have a busy day!

Judith: Yes, firstly we will start to sort the new clothing that we received.

Isa: ok

This text is formal because it has politeness words and the vocabulary is not bad. Example: fine tank you and you?

 

Informal text with me and Soumsoun.

When I have my break, I speak to Soumsoum , is a lady who work in the shop with me.

Isa: Hi

Soumsoun : Hi

isa :how are you?

Soumsoun: good and you?

Isa: Fine, you come from wish country?

Soumsoun: I come from Bengali.

Isa: Bengali is a cool country?

soumsoun: what is cool ?

Isa: cool is like fun.

Soumsoun:  ok, yes its fun.

 

This text is informal because it has no words of politeness and there are words like cool in the conversation.

 

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Blog post #6: Breaking it down

Listening Comprehension

Now, it is easier for me to understand the people with whom I work. Before, I did not understand most of the words that people told me. Talking in English with people, familiarise me with some words, so when I speak English I understand more thing than before. The strategy I use to make sure that I understand the instructions is analyse the speech, I analyse what I and other people said in the L2. . When someone speaks, I am attentive to every word he said to understand her.

Accent

My accent in English has changed a little during my internship. I can pronounce some words very well and others not. There are some words and expression that are easier to say for me. Example interesting, scary, confusing, nervous and l've been running for tree miles. I had some misunderstandings based on pronunciation because some time a work with a lady who has a Indian accent and when she speaks in English I do not understand very well but I try to understand .the words that I still struggle with is laugh ,mood ,cooing ,rough and etc. I noticed different positions in my mouth with the (th) when I speak English, I place tip of tongue behind the top of the teeth, I breathe out ,retract the tongue and after I have a vibrate air behind tongue.

Fluency

I became more comfortable to speak in English with some people, for me, the easiest topic for talking in English are clothes, the accessories, food and talk about people. The subjects who still cause me hesitation are when people speak about science and astrology. The strategies I have used to become more fluent is don't mind make mistakes when I talk. example, before I did not speak in English because I had doing too many mistakes but now I'm not afraid to make mistakes because I know people will correct me and I will learn from my mistakes.

 

Humour

Sometimes, when I translate a English joke to a French joke they don’t have the same sense and then I don’t understand the joke.

 Accuracy

Sometimes I try to speak in English with more accurately. When I speak I Remember to pronounce the ’s’ after plural nouns and the third person simple present but some time, I forget to say the regular ‘ed’ after regular past tense verbs. the observation that I made about language structures is: I have to put the adjective before I put the nouns, The present continuous is formed by using the auxiliary "BE" in the present simple monitoring of the present participle (verb form in 'ING') is An action taking place now (at the moment of speaking)and etc.

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When I was in the dining room, I heard some word like bright spicy, tasteless, bitter and tasty. Bitter is a producing one of the four basic taste sensations; not sour, sweet, or salt tasteless is when you have no taste or flavor. Tasty mean good-tasting. Spicy mean seasoned with or containing spice and bright is an intelligent person. Those words will allow me to describe the taste of my food

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