My e-portfolio by Angie Castañeda

My e-portfolio by Angie Castañeda https://padlet.com/angie050496/ccaenglishprofiency en-us 2018-05-02 12:43:45 UTC 2023-03-14 09:44:31 UTC hello@padlet.com https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Emoji_u1f469_1f3fb_200d_1f3eb.svg/2000px-Emoji_u1f469_1f3fb_200d_1f3eb.svg.png Firstly, I want to say that I am a person who is always committed with the learning process, that is why I try to learn different vocabulary everyday. Thus, one of my strengths is to be curious and I’m keeping learning, I ams also good at looking up games on different websites to review and tests myself. Besides, I do love learning idioms, and watch some British channels on Youtube.Secondly, I would like to highlight my lack of self confidence might decrease my oral production and also if I work on that I may avoid making mistakes. Other weakees that I have is my listening skills. angie050496 https://padlet.com/angie050496/ccaenglishprofiency/wish/257870428 2018-05-03 23:51:11 UTC https://padlet.com/angie050496/ccaenglishprofiency/wish/257870428 My Action Plan angie050496 https://padlet.com/angie050496/ccaenglishprofiency/wish/257876948 As one of my greatest weaknesses, I want to start working a lot on this skill, that is why I plan to practice as much as I can. I've see plenty of videos related to how ameliorate listening skills and one of those pieces of advice was to use real material such as podcasts, series, movies, songs and tv programs. In addition, I want to start with a listening test to measure my understanding and at the end, I would like to try another listening test in order to check if I could improve or not.]]> 2018-05-04 00:28:46 UTC https://padlet.com/angie050496/ccaenglishprofiency/wish/257876948 Activities angie050496 https://padlet.com/angie050496/ccaenglishprofiency/wish/258178864

I’ll download a really good app which I found on play store; it is called Ivoox. After that, I’ll create a playlist with my favorite podcast and listen to them in my commute to work or going home.

Instead of seeing my favorite series on Netflix in Spanish, I’m going to try it in English.

I’m into super heroes’ movies so I’ll look back on my favorite ones and watch them again, but trying to write specific Word or expression that I might not understand

I have two favorite singers who are Evan Craft and Bruno Mars so instead of searching the lyrics of their songs, I’ll try to write as many words as I may understand and the I’ll compare with the lyrics to check my understanding.

And finally watch my favorite programs without subtitles.

]]> 2018-05-04 23:44:53 UTC https://padlet.com/angie050496/ccaenglishprofiency/wish/258178864 Tools angie050496 https://padlet.com/angie050496/ccaenglishprofiency/wish/258178891 Podcasts

Series

Movies

Songs

Tv programs.

And other apps like knudge.me to improve my vocabulary to understand more complex conversations and English listening test.

]]> 2018-05-04 23:45:34 UTC https://padlet.com/angie050496/ccaenglishprofiency/wish/258178891 Reflection angie050496 https://padlet.com/angie050496/ccaenglishprofiency/wish/258178911 On the one hand, I’ve had a hard time increasing my understanding in different sort of conversations. At the beginning, I had a breakdown because I started to listen to really academic podcast, for instance medicine or politics so I got stressed and frustrated, so I decided to change the topic for another one. The result of it was great because I could understand better and I did enjoy to listen to those podcasts even I learned new words. On the other hand, I think series and TV programs haven’t helped me because I just fall asleep. Although, I tried with different series and TV programs. Nevertheless, I have to highlight that the song strategy was a total success. Although it was tough at the beginning I could learn different abbreviations and vocabulary so I could write more and more each time that I listened a different song.]]> 2018-05-04 23:46:00 UTC https://padlet.com/angie050496/ccaenglishprofiency/wish/258178911 Action Plan angie050496 https://padlet.com/angie050496/ccaenglishprofiency/wish/258178933 I’ve been dealing with this since I was in high school even in Spanish I have a terrible comprehension. Nevertheless, I'll try different strategies such as swimming, scanning, summarizing and among other. All of that in order to know which one fixes better to me. Moreover, I am going to read one book per month, 1 book from Penguin Readers each week and insect of watching Colombian news on TV, I would rather to read global news on the BBC website. Lastly, ending each month, I’ll take a reading test from the MET or IELTS test.]]> 2018-05-04 23:46:23 UTC https://padlet.com/angie050496/ccaenglishprofiency/wish/258178933 Activities angie050496 https://padlet.com/angie050496/ccaenglishprofiency/wish/258178946

Read each month a book that draws my attention, but each month I’ll increase the amount of pages as well as I’ll take into account how long it will take to read it.

I’ll tried to read Penguin Readers series to check what level I have. So I’ll start with Level 2 and finish with level 6 since that is a C1

Everyday I’ll read an article from the BBC news and analyzes how articles or news are written

I’m going to test my self with a MET exam (just the reading part) or online quizzes or the IELTS books we have at Library.

]]> 2018-05-04 23:46:44 UTC https://padlet.com/angie050496/ccaenglishprofiency/wish/258178946 Tools angie050496 https://padlet.com/angie050496/ccaenglishprofiency/wish/258178955 Books from Library such as
Penguin Readers

MET

Inside of IELTS

BBC news website

Books that I drew my attention: Animal Farm, Percy Jackson series, The book thief, Akira series, Batman series, wonder and the sisters GRIMM.

]]> 2018-05-04 23:46:51 UTC https://padlet.com/angie050496/ccaenglishprofiency/wish/258178955 Reflection angie050496 https://padlet.com/angie050496/ccaenglishprofiency/wish/258178976 To ameliorate my reading comprehension has been an enjoyable activity because I’ve learned a lot from the books, but I have to say that some of the ideas I wrote previously were not the best ones. Therefore, in my opinion to read news were not the the funniest idea to improve; I may increase some academic vocabulary, but I didn't find them fructicious. However, reading books which liked I memorized words easily and I review some grammar structures as well. In short, books are a really help to boost vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation (because sometime I used to read aloud and I had doubts about different words) and listening (because some Penguin Readers books have CDs so it means that one part of the reading I just listened to it and I tried to write the main ideas and then compare them with the book. The other part, I just read and asked myself questions). To end up, it was a little bit hard to read a level 4 book from Penguin Readers, but I did my best and I expanded my vocabulary and I could finally understand the Level 6 book.

]]> 2018-05-04 23:47:27 UTC https://padlet.com/angie050496/ccaenglishprofiency/wish/258178976 Action Plan angie050496 https://padlet.com/angie050496/ccaenglishprofiency/wish/258178993 I consider that I have to work on my fluency and pronunciation. For that reason, I am going to talk to my partner more often in English because I was getting used to speaking in Spanish most of the time, but now I can see that is a huge disadvantage. Furthermore, I will talk to my boyfriend in English most of the time and foreigners too. To conclude, I will also learn a sound from the IPA every day.]]> 2018-05-04 23:47:47 UTC https://padlet.com/angie050496/ccaenglishprofiency/wish/258178993 Activities angie050496 https://padlet.com/angie050496/ccaenglishprofiency/wish/258179027

Every day after arriving home, I’ll be focused in a specific sound from the IPA and I’ll practice it during 15 through watching videos or reading aloud a text which involves that sound and of course using in the real life.

Talk to my workmates, my bf and foreigner every day in English.

]]> 2018-05-04 23:48:25 UTC https://padlet.com/angie050496/ccaenglishprofiency/wish/258179027 Tools angie050496 https://padlet.com/angie050496/ccaenglishprofiency/wish/258179036 Whatsapp
Hellotalk

BBC English pronunciation (http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/pronunciation )

]]> 2018-05-04 23:48:32 UTC https://padlet.com/angie050496/ccaenglishprofiency/wish/258179036 Reflection angie050496 https://padlet.com/angie050496/ccaenglishprofiency/wish/258179053 It has been great to be able to have the chance to practice the language with different people around me, although I sometimes I got tired, then I just got used to using English more often. Hence, I have to admit that I still have to work on my fluency specially when I’m talking to my boss or people who have higher positions than mine. In my opinion, I have to work on confidence, but I know it will be a solved problem soon. Last but no least, this strategy that I designed it was quite useful because I could realize about problem that I had not noticed before, and although I’m not going to be part of the juniors team this e-portafolio allowed me to see different aspect that I need to continue working.]]> 2018-05-04 23:48:53 UTC https://padlet.com/angie050496/ccaenglishprofiency/wish/258179053 My Action Plan angie050496 https://padlet.com/angie050496/ccaenglishprofiency/wish/258179073 I do not consider that writing is my biggest weakness, but I think I need to improve how to write correctly and in an academic way too. So I consider that I need to check some books which are at the library, for instance Academic vocabulary in use and Focus on grammar. I think I might take a look of those books while I am on my way home.]]> 2018-05-04 23:49:15 UTC https://padlet.com/angie050496/ccaenglishprofiency/wish/258179073 Activities angie050496 https://padlet.com/angie050496/ccaenglishprofiency/wish/258179091

Start working on specific pages from the book Academic vocabulary in use, for example compound adjectives, connectors and so on. One topic per day and review ever weekend the words which I have worked.

In my free time at library, I may take a peek of some formal structures and practice in the written sections.

]]> 2018-05-04 23:49:32 UTC https://padlet.com/angie050496/ccaenglishprofiency/wish/258179091 Tools angie050496 https://padlet.com/angie050496/ccaenglishprofiency/wish/258179098 Academic grammar in use
Focus on grammar]]> 2018-05-04 23:49:45 UTC https://padlet.com/angie050496/ccaenglishprofiency/wish/258179098 Reflection angie050496 https://padlet.com/angie050496/ccaenglishprofiency/wish/258179171 I’m still working on that so I don’t have a final reflection, but I thought that writing would be easier, but in fact it is not. Hence, I’ll continue practicing on it.

]]> 2018-05-04 23:51:30 UTC https://padlet.com/angie050496/ccaenglishprofiency/wish/258179171 Evidence angie050496 https://padlet.com/angie050496/ccaenglishprofiency/wish/265954573 I have tried different activities in order to improve my listening skill so that is why I have been testing it throughout lots of tests on line or just the tests which are at the library.]]> 2018-06-06 18:55:43 UTC https://padlet.com/angie050496/ccaenglishprofiency/wish/265954573 First rehearsal (MET) angie050496 https://padlet.com/angie050496/ccaenglishprofiency/wish/267417062 I felt dissapointed when I got the results of the first rehearsal because I thought I did good, but when I checked that it was a disaster. (It was MET Volume #2) ]]> 2018-06-15 22:20:39 UTC https://padlet.com/angie050496/ccaenglishprofiency/wish/267417062 First Rehearsal (MET) angie050496 https://padlet.com/angie050496/ccaenglishprofiency/wish/267417209 It was quite good to see that I have improved in this skill. However, I have to continues working on that.]]> 2018-06-15 22:24:36 UTC https://padlet.com/angie050496/ccaenglishprofiency/wish/267417209