Spanish 2 Final Project by Reagan Thompson https://padlet.com/reagant593513/u3mw7pe2i5tc en-us 2017-05-23 14:41:11 UTC 2017-05-25 15:03:31 UTC hello@padlet.com What are you now able to express in Spanish that you learned in Spanish 2? reagant593513 https://padlet.com/reagant593513/u3mw7pe2i5tc/wish/173412525 I have learned many concepts during Spanish 2, but the section that I felt I learned the most from was reflexive verbs. I've learned how to talk about my morning routine and what I do to get myself ready, buying things for myself in shopping situations, and much more. I'm also able to talk about things that happened in the past tense using preterite and imperfect conjugations. ]]> 2017-05-23 14:55:57 UTC https://padlet.com/reagant593513/u3mw7pe2i5tc/wish/173412525 What differences have you seen between the Spanish language and your native language? reagant593513 https://padlet.com/reagant593513/u3mw7pe2i5tc/wish/173414397 The biggest difference between Spanish and English is that Spanish has female and male pronouns for nearly every word, while English does not. Although, the two languages have a lot of cognates and words that are very similar in meaning and spelling, even if not exact. Spanish tends to have fewer words that have double or triple meanings than English does. ]]> 2017-05-23 15:01:39 UTC https://padlet.com/reagant593513/u3mw7pe2i5tc/wish/173414397 What do you find interesting and exciting about the Spanish culture? reagant593513 https://padlet.com/reagant593513/u3mw7pe2i5tc/wish/173833535 The thing that I found most interesting about the Spanish culture was that they take "siestas" daily. It is crazy to think that almost every business in the country shuts down, just to take a nap. I also find it interesting how much later their meals are than ours. I would love to live there because I am not a morning person, so if my whole society got up later I would be extremely happy. ]]> 2017-05-25 14:36:08 UTC https://padlet.com/reagant593513/u3mw7pe2i5tc/wish/173833535 What do you hope to learn if you continue to study the Spanish language? reagant593513 https://padlet.com/reagant593513/u3mw7pe2i5tc/wish/173834608 Mainly, I would like to get better at understand what someone is saying when verbally speaking to me in Spanish at a moderate to fast pace. I feel like I understood the course material well, I just wasn't able to apply it to real life because when someone actually spoke to me in Spanish it seemed like a completely different language.]]> 2017-05-25 14:40:20 UTC https://padlet.com/reagant593513/u3mw7pe2i5tc/wish/173834608 My experience with learning Spanish in an online class reagant593513 https://padlet.com/reagant593513/u3mw7pe2i5tc/wish/173835032 I found learning Spanish online to be much easier than in a traditional classroom. I prefer to work alone and to be able to work at my own pace much more than with a group of people, so this was perfect for me. The only aspect that would be better in a traditional classroom is having someone always there to remind you or motivate you to work. ]]> 2017-05-25 14:42:04 UTC https://padlet.com/reagant593513/u3mw7pe2i5tc/wish/173835032 My likes/dislikes in the course reagant593513 https://padlet.com/reagant593513/u3mw7pe2i5tc/wish/173835490 The thing that I liked most about the course was being able to work at my own pace with little to no group interaction. I liked that there was a set schedule for the entire year, so that you always knew what you had to do. The only thing that I dislike about Spanish with NCVPS is the required live classes, but I understand why they have to be done. ]]> 2017-05-25 14:43:41 UTC https://padlet.com/reagant593513/u3mw7pe2i5tc/wish/173835490 What things did you do that helped you learn Spanish in this course? What things can you do to improve your own Spanish learning in the future? reagant593513 https://padlet.com/reagant593513/u3mw7pe2i5tc/wish/173836240 What helped me learn most was just following the course work on time, and studying every now and then. I didn't really need to practice my speaking that much or reading. The thing I worked on the most was memorizing words and conjugations. In the future, I think the key to learning Spanish quicker and smoother is repetition. ]]> 2017-05-25 14:46:37 UTC https://padlet.com/reagant593513/u3mw7pe2i5tc/wish/173836240 What things did your teacher do to help you with your learning? Was there anything that your teacher didn't do that would have helped you? reagant593513 https://padlet.com/reagant593513/u3mw7pe2i5tc/wish/173838530 My teacher checked up weekly with us and our progress, and always sent us reminders about deadlines. She also would post extra information on the daily announcements to help with our learning. There was nothing extra that she didn't do that could have helped. She was great. ]]> 2017-05-25 14:54:51 UTC https://padlet.com/reagant593513/u3mw7pe2i5tc/wish/173838530