Journal by João

This is Luka Dončić:

jgomesmelo10 — 2024-03-27 22:26:28 UTC

He´s a pro basketball player from Slovenia. He has been in the NBA since 2018 where he was drafted by the Dallas Mavericks and until now he has been one of the best players in the world. Before he camed into the NBA he use to play for Real Madrid in Spain, after that he changed to the NBA. With that, he was obliged to learn english.

Northern Ireland accent:

jgomesmelo10 — 2024-03-27 22:42:12 UTC

This accent is very intresting because it´s a very different way of speaking english. The main thing that caught my attention was because I couldn´t understand almost everything he was saying! This guy is probably lives away to the main cities, and that is something that adds more accent, because if you are farther from the big cities your accent will be more marked and different from the "common" version.

WHAT INFLUENCES OR FEATURES DO YOU NOTICE IN YOUR ACCENT WHEN YOU SPEAK ENGLISH?

jgomesmelo10 — 2024-03-27 22:43:01 UTC

I think the main feature in my speech is the same flow as the native speakers. For me thats the main point. I also think that the words with the "th" in the begining are a little dificult to say in a normal conversation, because when I am talking to someone sometimes I freeze in some of that words.

DO YOU BELIEVE THE LANGUAGE(S) THAT YOU SPEAK MAY IMPACT YOUR IDENTITY? WHY?

jgomesmelo10 — 2024-03-27 22:43:42 UTC

Yes, I think that depending the language I speak I will modify the way that I interpratate the world, as a result of that I will be changing the way I know my self and the way that I should treat my self.

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jgomesmelo10 — 2024-03-27 22:44:19 UTC

Name: João Gomes Melo

Class: 1am

Teacher: Lauren