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Spanish for Beginners-LLB student at the Manchester Metropolitan University

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This is me trying to be an artist. 

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The above is a well-deserved achievement and a demonstration that through hard work and perseverance, anything is possible.

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Day 20 – Spanish for Beginners

Quote: Don’t let the fear of losing be greater than the excitement of winning. Robert Kiyosaki - American Businessman/Author

Veintiocho de junio dos mil diecinueve

!Hoy es la última clase de española  😥

Overview

We have unfortunately come to the close of four remarkable weeks of learning Spanish. I truly did not expect that the journey would have been so wonderful and fulfilling. I will miss the interactive sessions and the many smiles and laughter that came with each lesson.

To close our session, we continued with our learning outcomes for Unit 8 (House/room) as follows: -

(a)  We identified, recalled and named rooms in the house and electrical appliances (b)  Described the rooms of a house

Identified, recalled and named rooms in the house and electrical appliances

We did our usual recap by trying to identify and name the different items in different rooms in the house. This was done as an interactive exercise in which we asked each other to name an item in a room.  

Some listening exercises were also done in which we listened to an audio song and tried to list the different rooms, furniture and electrical appliances that were mentioned. The song was quite catchy, in fact, Alice kept repeating it so much that I believe it has been permanently cemented in my brain.

Described the rooms of a house

We continued our descriptions of learning to describe the rooms in a house through some peer to peer exercises. These exercises were instrumental in helping us to recall various descriptive words to use in the Language Portfolio Task 8.

Progress to-date

I received my certificate today, which is evidenced by my hard work and completion of the four weeks’ programme. On a personal and academic level, it is quite an achievement; however, it is sad that time has literally flown by this fast.

As a token of our appreciation to Cristina for her dedication and unwavering support, we got her gift to remind her that she will always be in our hearts and prayer.

As part of the closing of the session, we completed our final Language Portfolio Task 8 on Unit 8. We had to ask each other to name four items in the room that they were in and to also describe where in the room these items were located via a recording. The final element required us to use the descriptions provided to draw a layout plan of the room and the items.

It has also just dawned on me that my daily reflections may be less comprehensive now that classes have concluded. I wonder what new things I will find to post about my Spanish experiences.  🤔

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 This is a recording of Alicia @alice-crook-spanish and myself describing the items in our rooms. My room was el dormitorio (the bedroom) and Alicia’s own was el salon (the living room). I have also attached a drawing of Alicia’s living room as described by her.

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Day 19 – Spanish for Beginners

Quote: It doesn’t matter where you start but where you finish. Bishop T.D.Jakes

las habitaciones de la casa (rooms of the house)

veintiseite de junio dos mil diecinueve

Overview

Just when I thought our sessions could not get any better it did today. We had the privilege of celebrating Megan’s birthday with her. To our surprise as well Cristina bought her a cake which was extremely delicious. 🍰As a result, we learnt a number of new words and phrases associated with birthdays, like candles (las velas), la tarta/el pastel (cake), los globas (balloons), to blow (soplar), ʕCuántos años cumples? (What age are you turning today?), la fiesta de cumpleaños (Celebrate birthday party), and! Buen provecho (Enjoy your meal). Not to mention, that I can now also sing happy birthday in Español, which is useful because you never know where there is going to be a party.

For this session, we continued our objectives for Unit 8 (House/room) as follows:

(a)  We identified, recalled and named rooms in the house, and (b)  Described the rooms of a house

Identified, recalled and named rooms in the house

For this session, we did a lot of interactive exercises to spelling out the syllables of some words. Some of the words contained two, three, four and five syllables. I also learnt some new words of other everyday items around the household like; coma (bed), frigorífico/la nevera (refrigerator/fridge), un planta (plant pot), un horno (oven), cuadros (picture), cortinas (curtains), un váter (water closet), microondas (microwave), deuvedé (DVD), and ventilador (fan).

Described the rooms of a house

Today’s session focused a lot on learning to describe rooms within the house and learning how to say how to describe the distance between something and/or someone. In doing this, we had to learn some descriptive words like;

1.    delante de – in front of 2.    detrás de – behind her 3.    debajo de – below 4.    a la izquierda de – to the left of 5.    a la derecha de – on the right of 6.    dentro de – inside 7.    fuera de – outside 8.    cerca de – close to 9.    lejos de – far away 10.  al lado de – next to 11.  en – in/on 12.  enfrente de – looking at each other/face to face 13.  alrededor de – about/around 14.  entre…y… - between 15.  en el suelor – on the floor

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We also learnt some need words for the first time today. These included; lavajillas/lavaplatos (dishwasher), armario (closet), cocina eléctrica/de gas (gas stove/oven), ducha (shower), estantería (wall shelf/bookshelf), el techo (roof), la entrada (the whole house), moqueta (carpet), el trastero (things not using), and el balcόn (balcony).

Progress to-date

I am extremely satisfied with the feedback and comments provided today for my Language Portfolio Task 7. It was even more wonderful seeing all my hard work paid off and knowing that I have taken each task seriously. I also got some constructive feedback on my comprehension of describing my family.

Although it is a bittersweet experience knowing that tomorrow our classes will officially end, I am looking forward to sitting down and consolidating my learning experience. The next steps of this journey will include me giving some serious thought to my continued learning and development.

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Day 18 – Spanish for Beginners

veintiseis de junio dos mil diecinueve

Quote: If one speaks or acts with a pure mind, happiness follows a shadow that never departs. The Buddha

Overview

For our session today, we began Unit 8 on the House/Room. It was a very good session overall because learning how to describe items in the house and the different rooms. As a useful teaching aid, Cristina used the House of Peppa the pig to teach us how to pronounce the rooms. Even a children’s cartoon can teach us a thing or two about learning.

Our outcomes today were concentrated on the following, given that this is our last unit for the term: -

(a)  We identified, recalled and named rooms in the house, and

(b)  Described the rooms of a house

Identified, recalled and named rooms in the house

For this outcome and in addition to the teaching aid used (Peppa the Pig), we listened to a conversation in which the speaker described their apartment and its rooms. Since we were familiar with some of the words already it was easy to identify some of the words and follow the conversation. Another exercise was one in which we had to fill-in the blanks of the missing letters to correctly spell out the rooms.

Some pictorials in our textbook were also used to identify and name the different rooms in a house. Some of these rooms were; salόn (living room), dormitorio (bedroom), cocina (kitchen), cuarto de baño (bathroom), comedor (dining room), studio (study), and planta (main floor).

Described the rooms of a house

We all had to describe something about the rooms in our houses.  For my house, I said, Mi casa es muy grande. My house is very big.

Vocabulary Bank

I have added some new words and phrases to my vocabulary bank. These are as follows: -

1.    Vendo                        -        I sell flat

2.    Piso                           -        Flat/Apartment

3.    Plaza                         -        Square

4.    Garaje                       -        Garage

5.    Suelos de madera     -        Wooden floors

6.    Mucha luz                  -        Lots of lights

7.    Jardín                        -        Garden

8.    Ascensor                   -        Lift

9.    Calefacciόn               -        Heating

10.  Aire acondicionado   -        Air conditioning

11.  Da a una calle            -       Narrow street  

12.  Techos altos              -        Tall ceilings

13.  Muralla                      -         Wall

14.  Suarve                      -         Soft

 Progress to-date

I thoroughly enjoyed our session today. It ended with us playing a game in which each person named an item in the classroom and the other person had to continue by trying to remember what was said by each person prior. These exercises warm my heart, to be honest, the level of communication and dynamic in the classroom is always genuine. It’s truly wonderful being around persons who bring out the best in each other.

The support received from Cristina has been a driving force in us embracing Spanish and taking our learning outcomes seriously. Despite, the weather outside, you can always count on us showing up and putting in 100%.

I received my feedback on my Language Portfolio Task 7 and I am pleased with the feedback. For this exercise, we had to circle the correct use of the verbs “ser” or “estar” and describe things about the city/town that we are from.

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Language Portfolio Task 7

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Day 17 – Spanish for Beginners

veinticinco de junio dos mil diecinueve

Overview

We continued our session today on City/Town. This covered the objectives below:

Geographical situation and characteristics of cities in Latin America and Spain

Described a city/town using the verbs “ser”, “estar”, “tender, and “haber”

Described the city or town where we come from

Our revision exercised consisted of a recap of yesterday’s objectives covered in session 16. This included some verbal recall exercises by asking questions to guess which city someone was thinking about.

Geographical situation and characteristics of cities in Latin America and Spain

Some in-class exercises were done to locate and express the geographical situation and characteristics of cities in Latin American and Spain.

Described a city/town using the verbs “ser”, “estar”, “tener, and “haber”

We continued our description of cities/towns by using the verbs, “ser”, “tener” and “haber”. Some written exercises were done to ascertain our understanding of the correct usages of these verbs.

Described the city or town where we come from

We did some exercises by describing the city or town where we come from. This included us providing a descriptive word to describe our city. Some words used to describe Manchester were: grande (big), música (music), muchas tiendas (a lot of stores), cultural (cultural), diversa/multicultural (diverse/multicultural), bastante túristas (quite a lot of tourists), animada de noche (animated at night), noreste (northeast), parques (parks), es lluvisosa (rainy city) and restaurantes (restaurants).

Vocabulary Bank

I learned some additional phrases and words today, like: -

1.    ʕCόmo son? – What is it like? 2.    ˤQué bonito? How beautiful! 3.    Es preciosa! – Very beautiful! 4.    Chico preciosa! – Very handsome! 5.    Creo/me parece que es…I think that 6.    Sobre todo los fines de semana – mostly on the weekends 7.    No sé – I don’t know 8.    No estoy seguro/a -  I’m not sure 9.    Castillo – Castle 10.  Verdadero – True 11.  Falso – False 12.  Cold – llamado  

Progress to-date

I am not sure why I am having difficulties translating sentences from English to Spanish. Personally, I do not think that this should be happening at this stage. I find myself either putting the noun or pronoun first before the verb. This will require me to do some at home exercises from the core text as an additional practice to master this skill.

Notwithstanding the above, I do find that I am reading better and my listening and comprehension skills have gotten better over time. The inclusion of all the listening exercises into our course has helped tremendously with this learning outcome.

We have our seventh Language Portfolio Task to complete tomorrow and we will start our final topic on learning to describe rooms around the houses.  I am looking forward to this topic and seeing what new phrases and expressions I will learn.

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Day 16 – Spanish for Beginners

24 June 2019

Overview

I was reminded today by Cristina that we have been ploughing-through our course for the past fifteen days continuously. It is hard coming to terms with this reality. Time flies when you are learning Spanish, or maybe we are just getting older. We began our seventh topic, which was on Cities/Villages. I am intrigued about learning to describe a city/village and expressing a country’s population in numbers. One of the things that I appreciate about learning Spanish with Cristina is that she tries to incorporate as much of our cultural backgrounds into learning the language. One such example has been the use of our nationalities and/or countries of birth to express the number of inhabitants or capitals of those countries.  

In learning about Cities/Villages we zoomed into the following learning outcomes: -

·       Speak about the geographical situation/location of a city ·       Reflect on the use of the verb “estar” when referring to locations ·       Describe a city/town using the verbs, “ser”, “estar”, “tener” and “haber” ·       Speak about the number of inhabitants and the capitals of countries ·       Practice numbers greater than a thousand

We continued with our ‘do you remember quiz as a recap’ on session 15. This was mainly a revision of us counting in a sequential format and a pictorial quiz on different parts of a country, for example, river, beach, etc.

Speak about the geographical situation/location of a city

This was a learning curb for me, mostly because I had to learn to transcribe my descriptions from English to Spanish when describing a geographical location. In some of the examples, it a vocabulary exercise where words such as grande (big), aburrida (boring), bonita (beautiful), turística (tourist), río (river), cerca (close), monument (monument), playa (beach), costa (coast) and parquet (park).

Reflect on the use of the verb “estar” when referring to locations

We learnt today that the verb “estar” and its various word conjugations are mainly used to describe the geographical location of a city and/or country. For example, Valencia está en el este de España (Valencia is in the East of Spain).

I also learnt words such as norte (north), sur (south), este (east) and oeste (west) is useful when referring to a country’s specific geographical location.

Describe a city/town using the verbs, “ser”, “estar”, “tener” and “haber”

Other verbs such as “ser”, “tener” and “haber” are used to describe things within a city/town. As a practice exercise we performed a written task in which the usage of the words “Ser” and “Estar” were used.

Speak about the number of inhabitants and the capitals of countries

This was a fun area to cover because of its mathematical element. We learnt how to ask what the name of a country’s capital is and also how many inhabitants is has? For example, to ask what a country’s capital is, we would say, ˤCuál es la capital de Peru? (What is the capital of Peru? To ask what is the inhabitants in a country you would ask by saying ʕCuántos habitants tiene Manchester? (How much inhabitants do Manchester have?). A respond would be Manchester tiene approximadamente tres millones de habitants (Manchester has approximately 3 million inhabitants.

Practice numbers greater than a thousand

We practised expressing numbers greater than a thousand. Words like unos (one), menos de (less than/fewer than), más de (more of/more from), casi (almost) and y medio (one and a half).

Progress to-date

I am pleased for the most part with my progress to-date. The feedback received on my Language Portfolio Task 6 was quite good with some minor corrections. I made some mistakes with my verb agreements but it is always good in my view to receive constructive feedback on my work. This then allows me to do an intra-specific analysis of your own progress.

As part of my revision exercise, I will redo some of the Language Portfolio Tasks as a method of reflection and improvement.

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This is our Language Portfolio Task 6. The speakers were me, Dorothy @dorlykimani and Farka @farkhaa.

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Language Portfolio Task 6.

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Day 14 – Spanish for Beginners

20 June 2019

Overview

I enjoyed another informative session today, we commenced Unit 6 on identifying objects around the classroom and learning how to ask someone what an item is when it is close or far away. I was very pleased to learn that our overall progress in learning and embracing the language has been extremely well.

To expound further, these are the areas that today’s learning outcomes were focused on:

Learn to count up to 1000

Ask for items in a shop

Ask and say the currency of a country

Ask for the price of something

Learn to count up to 1000

We were given an exercise in which we had to listen to the speaker pronounce numbers in Spanish and then drew lines that connected these numbers to reveal an image. Once concluded it revealed the image of a waiter (un camarero). This exercise absolutely tested my listening and comprehension skills. I did, however, had fun while doing it.

In learning how to count up to 1000, we had to take special note of the spelling and pronunciations of 500 (quinientos), 700 (setecientos) and 900 (novecientos). I kept having to adjust my thinking with this exercise because in English we would say 3,000 (three thousand), however, in Spanish it is actually read and pronounced as tres mil.

I always get taken back in Spanish because the adjective and the noun are always in the reverse, so I have to keep reminding myself that although it may be translated a particular way in English the order of the words are different in Spanish.

Ask for items in a shop

We practised reading some written exercises and translated them into English to sharpen our understanding of the words used in Spanish. For example, if I wanted to ask a customer service representative if they have notebooks, I could say…ʕTiene cuadernos? (Do you have notebooks?).

Ask and say the currency of a country

I have learnt how to correctly ask and say the currency of a country. For example, if I was asking for the cost of something? I would say ʕCuántos euros hay? A reply could be reflected as Hay ciento ochenta y ocho euros con ochenta y ocho céntimos. Words such as billets (notes) and monedas (coins) were also learnt.

We also conducted some exercises in which we learnt the currencies of our native countries and viewed some currencies from my home country. For example, La billets de mi país es la dόlar Guyanese.

Ask for the price of something

A reading exercise was done in which someone was asking for the price of an item in the store. For example, if I was asking somehow much does a large pizza cost, I would say ʕCuánto cuesta una pizza grande?

Vocabulary Bank

I have added some new words to my vocabulary bank as a result of the learning objects: -

penique – penny

comprar – to buyer

vender – to sell

pagar – to pay

caro/a – expensive

barato/a – cheap

dollars - dόlars

Progress-to-date

Upon reflection as well I am not looking forward to my class ending. For the past three weeks, I have collocated some strict routines, one of which has been the daily publication of my thoughts and progress on the subject and how I see myself developing further on Tumblr.

As part of my commitment to lifelong learning and personal development, I am even considering looking into a study abroad programme that forms part of my Masters of Law Degree. This will however, all depend on whatever door opens and/or closes by the divine universe.

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Day 13 – Spanish for Beginners

Quote of the day:

You cannot swim for new horizons until you have courage to lose sight of the shore. Williams Faulkner (1887-1962) - American Writer

19 June 2019

Overview

As always there is never a dull moment in Spanish. We performed our Language Portfolio Task (LPT 5) on the family. This consisted of a listening exercise in which we had to identify based on the descriptions whether the statements were true or false. The other exercise involved a comprehension in which we had to fill in the correct missing words. I have to give myself some credit because remembering some of the words was not an easy task. Overall, though I did not perform too bad. The completed task can be found in a separate posting. I sometimes have to laugh at myself after reviewing my work and ponder what I was thinking when I wrote that; today was one of those days. Instead of writing mayor, I wrote major.

We did a recap of yesterday’s work by using pictorials to describe a person’s character and appearance. This was done by using the words, Ser (to be), Tener (to have) and Llevar (wear). Another exercise was performed amongst ourselves in which we all stood and various descriptions were given if you matched the description, you had to sit. The last person standing had to restart the game.

The main focus of our learning outcome today was on identifying and naming objects in the classroom and some stationery items as part of Unit 6. However, the following were also dealt with below: 

Describing a person’s character (la descripciόn física)

Recognising and naming things in the classroom and some stationery objects

Express existence using impersonal verb hablar (to speak)

Reflect on the gender and number of words and the intermediate articles un/una/unos/unas

Describing a person’s character (la descripciόn física)

We conducted a class exercise where someone described a celebrity and we had to guess the name of this individual. Our lovely volunteer for this exercise was Victorine, @victorinemputu. Solange, @solange-k and I correctly guessed that it was Serena Williams. This was a good opportunity to test our long-term memory to recall descriptions.

Recognising and naming things in the classroom and some stationery objects

We were given a group exercise in which each person was given a piece of paper. Some contained missing items and their names in two separate papers. Each person had to spell out the names of those items once identified under their respective pictures. I enjoyed this exercise because I got a chance to test my vocabulary and reading to see if I could correctly spell the words and also remember my Spanish vocabulary.

Express existence using impersonal verb hablar (to speak)

I was always familiar with the word hablar, however, I had only actually used it today in one of our listening exercises. In asking what’s in class, I learnt that the correct way is, ˤQué hay en clase? Translated to mean, ‘What’s in class? Or “What’s that in class?’ To reply to such a question, one can say En clase hay una profesora. In class, there is a teacher. Or we can ask ˤQué es esto?...which means What is that?

Reflect on the gender and number of words and the intermediate articles un/una/unos/unas

As previously discussed some words are gender neutral and some are gender specific, that is, they are either masculine or feminine. As a result of this in describing or naming an item, the adjective and the noun must agree with each other. For example, un teléfono mόvil, (mobile telephone) is masculine.

Vocabulary Bank

My vocabulary bank is growing exponentially. The following are some new words that I have added: 

Keys                         -         Llave

Mapa                        -         Map

Datebook                  -         Agenda

Letter/menu              -         Carta

On/About                  -         Sobre

Eraser                       -         Goma (de borrar)

Sheet of paper          -         Hoja de papel

Lamp                        -         Lámpara

Naciό/a                     -         he/she was born

Lleva flecos              -         bangs

Progress to-date

I was excited about today’s class and in general social interaction. This was because you never know what new words or phrases that you will learn or need an explanation for. For example, I learnt three new phrases, such as…ʕCúanto mide? (How tall are you?), ʕCúanto pesa? (How much do you weight?) and !Buenta suerte! (Good luck!).

Upon reflection also, although I have always been a confident, jovial and charismatic person, somehow learning Spanish has boosted my confidence even further. I get excited when I meet new people from a Spanish speaking country or has studied the language themselves. Just yesterday one of my neighbour’s said that he visited Spanish one year and was intrigued with the culture and language. His only regret was that he could not communicate with them. That had me thinking that here I am being offered this unique opportunity for free and with such dedicated tutors; while there are others who long for the same. This reminds me to always be grateful for all my blessings. 

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Language Portfolio Task 5.

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Day 12 – Spanish for Beginners

18 June 2019

Overview

It was an extra special day for me today, I woke up this morning feeling more grateful than ever for this opportunity to do a foreign language along with my LLB. I do not know if anyone believes in the law of attraction but I certainly do. When I first considered residing in the UK, I had my heart set on also pursuing a foreign language alongside my degree; little did I know that the universe was also speaking to MMU.

I also had an opportunity to meet up with one of my fellow law bessie, @tayyabah-a, whom I had not seen in over a month. It was wonderful reflecting on us both stepping outside of our comfort zones and doing a foreign language. She is learning Arabic. I am impressed with her writing style and precision in the language. We have agreed to impart of knowledge of the two subjects onto each other.

Our session today continued on the topic, la familia (the family). This concentrated on the following learning outcomes: -

Recognising and effectively using the question words in Spanish

Expressing a relationship of belonging between one thing and another (the possessive in Spanish)

Describing a person’s physical appearance

Describing a person’s character

Our first task of the day was our ‘do you remember quiz’ element which recaps on the previous day’s tasks. We reviewed the parts of the body, our colours and did two written quizzes on greetings and introductions. And of course, Mrs Potato attended this session @cvilasmmu for a picture of her updated look.

Recognising and effectively using the question words in Spanish

Although, this was a recap of greetings and introductions covered in week 1. It allowed me to test my progress to-date on the subject. I am pleased to know that my progress has been steadfast.

Expressing a relationship of belonging between one thing and another (the possessive in Spanish)

As explained to us the adjectives and nouns must agree with each other in a sentence. It would be improper to say, for example: -

Incorrect: Yo tengo dos hermano – I have two brother.

Correct: Yo tengo dos hermanos – I have two brothers

 We practised a number of exercises using the words ser, tener and lleva interchangeable in various sentences.

Vocabulary Bank

As Cristina always says to us, she will provide us with as many words and expression to effectively communicate in Spanish. Some expression and words learnt today are: -

un poco guapo – little bit handsome

bostante fuerte – quite strong

muy intelligente – very intelligent

bolsa – shopping bag

complemtos – accessories

pendientes – earrings

alargada – rounded/long face

Describing a person’s physical appearance

We answered 18 multiple choice questions on the description of one’s physical appearance by using pictorial images. This exercise was a brain-teaser because some of the words we had not learnt prior, like alargada, pendientes, pecas (freckles), novio (boyfriend) or novia (girlfriend). See image below of this task.

Progress to-date

I feel a lot better about my progress to-date. Whenever I am completing tasks or just reviewing my notes in my spare time, I am impressed with my achievement. I am finding now that even travelling on the bus to and from university I am incorporating Spanish expressions into my vocabulary. And much to my surprise, some persons have even responded to me in Spanish. For instance, during a dental consultation my dentist and I were communicating in Spanish, which as it turns it, she has two siblings who are both lawyers – Ella tiene dos hermanos qué son abogados.

As I have indicated in my personal objectives for this course, I do believe that learning a foreign language will open unimaginable opportunities for me. For this reason, I embrace every opportunity to become proficient in the language. Mi chica @tayyabah-a believes this as well because she gifted me with this Complete Spanish set to supplement my reading. !Gracias, chica!

I am looking forward to our Language Portfolio Task (LPT5) on la familia tomorrow, which I am sure will not disappoint.

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Day 11 – Spanish for Beginners

17 June 2019

Overview

We continued our session today on ‘la familia’, the family. This session largely encompassed us learning about how to describe different parts of the body and some physical appearances. One device used by Cristina was a toy replica of Mrs Potato Head, ‘La Senora Patata’ in which we placed different removable parts onto the body and identified in Spanish the names of the parts. We also did this in reverse by removing the parts. As you will see from the picture below, Alice @alice-crook-spanish has chosen to use the eyes (los ojos) to add a little pizazz to her water bottle. I think that she may have struck a new product idea with this one. Please remember to give Cristina credit for the idea. 

As always, I am having a blast learning Spanish and in the process, I am slowing dissecting what learning techniques best work for me. For instance, I am learning that verbalisation and visualisation work in helping me to remember correct pronunciations and spellings. Using an additional Spanish book is also aiding well in this process.

For our session today, we delved into detail with the following: -

·       Ask and respond to questions about the family and civil status ·       Identify and effectively use the singular and plural forms of some verbs ·       Recognise and name parts of the body and colours ·       Describe a person’s physical appearance

Ask and respond to questions about the family and civil status

We continued our learning of the family and civil status by reviewing the areas covered in session 10. A combination of listening and writing exercises were also done to augment these areas from the textbook.

Identify and effectively use the singular and plural forms of some verbs

We also revisited the words, ser, tener and llevar and learnt how to use and correctly conjugate them. We were encouraged to memorise them because as we have learnt so far, these words are used frequently in describing oneself and the possession of things. I have used the table provided in our session as a quick reference guide for the conjugation of these words below:-

Prenombres  personales

Recognise and name parts of the body and colours

It was interesting learning to name to the different parts of the body of some colours. To add some flair to my writing I had included a diagram from EnchantedLearning.com on the various Spanish parts.

Describe a person’s physical appearance

In learning about how to describe someone’s physical appearance we used pictorial diagrams as our learning aid. Because of this, I am happy to say that I have expanded my vocabulary with the following words: -

·       Moreno                        -           red hair ·       Delgado                       -           slim ·       Gordo                          -           fat ·       Rubio                           -           blonde hair ·       Alto                               -           tall ·       Bajo                             -           short ·       Ojos verdes                 -           green eyes ·       Ojos azules                 -           blue eyes ·       Ojos marrones            -           brown eyes ·       Ojos negros                -           black eyes ·       Gafas                          -           glasses ·       Bigote                          -           long beard ·       Pelo Largo                  -           long curly hair ·       Pelo Rizado                -           short curly hair

Next Steps

In addition, we were provided with some much needed clarity on our final assessment piece and course credits. For the most part, a burden has been lifted since we would now have approximately 3-months to write and review accordingly. Further information was also uploaded into our MS Teams Workgroup that we can refer to be if needs be or liaise with our Programme Tutors.