https://padlet.com/maritza_ching03/1dbld6cbtdw en-us 2017-08-02 13:52:32 UTC 2017-08-04 02:13:58 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Planets.png maritza_ching03 https://padlet.com/maritza_ching03/1dbld6cbtdw/wish/179949781 By doing this task, I was able to expose myself to new words and also revise words that I have come across before. Thus, I found this task extremely helpful to help me achieve my secondary goal of broadening my vocabulary. Not only was I able to familiarise myself with words I have never come across before, but I am able to strengthen my previous understanding of words I have known of by finding its proper definitions. I feel that this is important in order for me to truly improve and broaden my vocabulary. I felt that this task was a rather joyful experience as I find it very satisfying to find out definitions of words. By doing this, I am one step closer to achieving my final goal of strengthening my language use.]]> 2017-08-02 13:55:13 UTC https://padlet.com/maritza_ching03/1dbld6cbtdw/wish/179949781 maritza_ching03 https://padlet.com/maritza_ching03/1dbld6cbtdw/wish/179949885 I feel that my vocabulary is limited and that I am not very familiar with linguistic and stylistic features and thus I have become weaker in my use of language. My plan is to be able to  broaden my vocabulary and become more knowledgeable in linguistic and stylistic features and to find tasks that will help put my language use skills to use. b bOverall, my goal is to become more skilled in my use of the English language.]]> 2017-08-02 13:56:33 UTC https://padlet.com/maritza_ching03/1dbld6cbtdw/wish/179949885 maritza_ching03 https://padlet.com/maritza_ching03/1dbld6cbtdw/wish/179950907 By doing this task, I was able to specifically look out for linguistic or stylistic features present in the excerpt. Thus, by doing this small practice, it helps me better understand in what context I am able to use this specific linguistic or stylistic feature. Also by attempting to explain the linguistic or stylistic feature, I can try and better understand its purpose. This will help me broaden my knowledge on linguistic and/or stylistic features, helping me improve my language use.]]> 2017-08-02 14:06:40 UTC https://padlet.com/maritza_ching03/1dbld6cbtdw/wish/179950907 maritza_ching03 https://padlet.com/maritza_ching03/1dbld6cbtdw/wish/179951711 In Task 2, it was only required for me to identify snd explain a linguistic or stylistic feature of an excerpt. Thus, I created this task so that I may further expose myself to more linguistic and stylistic features and learn more about them, increasing my previous knowledge of them. This will help me strengthen my knowledge of linguistic and stylistic features which will help me improve my language use as well. I found this task slightly painstaking as I had to go through multiple sources before finding a proper source that I was able to benefit from.]]> 2017-08-02 14:15:24 UTC https://padlet.com/maritza_ching03/1dbld6cbtdw/wish/179951711 maritza_ching03 https://padlet.com/maritza_ching03/1dbld6cbtdw/wish/179952428 Despite this task not leading to my chosen goal, it helps me in my research. I was able to find out more about my biographical subject. Also by doing this, I can become more skilled in terms of research as I have to come up with effective questions that will be beneficial to my research and ones that my interviewee will understand easily when asked. This helps me practice more for cases like this in the future. I also learned how to be more detailed in my research as normally I am more brief in my research and not very interested in searching for other sources to help me. ]]> 2017-08-02 14:24:57 UTC https://padlet.com/maritza_ching03/1dbld6cbtdw/wish/179952428 maritza_ching03 https://padlet.com/maritza_ching03/1dbld6cbtdw/wish/179954516 This task definitely gives me a chance to use the artefacts I found to be used as a way to introduce a new idea within my writing. This gives me a chance to put my language use to practice especially since it would be a new way of writing for me. This task was especially enjoyable as I am able to look through my subject's past via visuals which I find interesting. ]]> 2017-08-02 14:49:16 UTC https://padlet.com/maritza_ching03/1dbld6cbtdw/wish/179954516 maritza_ching03 https://padlet.com/maritza_ching03/1dbld6cbtdw/wish/179955327 Despite this task not leading to my chosen goal, it helps me become a more critical reader. By learning how to group certain areas of a story together under a specific characteristic, it allows me to better analyse a story. This is a useful skill in reading that allows me to grow as a reader, which will definitely help in the future.]]> 2017-08-02 14:59:32 UTC https://padlet.com/maritza_ching03/1dbld6cbtdw/wish/179955327 maritza_ching03 https://padlet.com/maritza_ching03/1dbld6cbtdw/wish/179955594 I believe this task, though not under the 'Language Study' category, still helps me achieve my chosen goal. It allows me to put what I learned in previous tasks 1,2,3,6 to practise. This allows me the chance to improve my language, achieving the goal I have set for myself. Also, by doing this, I can apply what I have learned in a more real-life scenario, to help me understand in what context I am able to use what I learned, helping me strengthen my language use.]]> 2017-08-02 15:03:26 UTC https://padlet.com/maritza_ching03/1dbld6cbtdw/wish/179955594 maritza_ching03 https://padlet.com/maritza_ching03/1dbld6cbtdw/wish/179955879 I feel this task does not really help me achieve my chosen goal. However, the given questions allow me to think deeper into the excerpt of an autobiography or biography. 
The questions also gives me the chance to learn more about the skills the writer uses in their writing, which would help in my own writing of a biography.]]> 2017-08-02 15:07:43 UTC https://padlet.com/maritza_ching03/1dbld6cbtdw/wish/179955879 maritza_ching03 https://padlet.com/maritza_ching03/1dbld6cbtdw/wish/179956188 I feel that I have made some improvement to my language use as I have been able to find tasks that give me the chance to practice and discover more of what I need to find out(vocabulary, linguistic and stylistic features), helping to strengthen my foundation for my use of the English Language. Despite this, I feel that there is still room for improvement and that these tasks are just the start of my journey to truly improving and mastering my language use. ]]> 2017-08-02 15:12:49 UTC https://padlet.com/maritza_ching03/1dbld6cbtdw/wish/179956188