22 de diciembre de 2022
[I've added some additional resources that I have been using this week, especially today. I hope they are as helpful for you as they were for me]
Seccion llame "Goals para esta semana"
- Tener una conversaccion para dos minutos
- Leer siete libros de ninos
- En el supermercado (Duolingo)
- Smile Please! (BookBox)
- Practicar mi pronunciación del alfabeto (primaria en las vocales)
Notas:
Hoy estudio and practico mi espanol. Today, I worked on Language Transfer (episodes 26 - 27), listened and practiced (they read and I read) the BookBox story "Smile Please!", practiced in Duolingo, had a Spanish class with Franco, and continued with Destinos.
For the Language Transfer, the sessions went well. I had some moments of trying to remember the vocabulary from earlier episodes and consulting SpanishDict for correct pronunciation, especially when I cannot clearly hear the pronunciation or identify the word being used. I do need to do some more work with reflexive pronouns to identify the difference between "I stay" and "I remain myself" and when to use them.
Working on books level 1 playlist on BookBox, I listened to the entire story first. On the second loop, I let the narrator read a line before repeating it. It went pretty well, especially since some of the language such as corrio was repetitive throughout the story. I would argue that I understand about 50% through the words alone but 80-90% with the use of images/scenes.
In my Spanish class, we worked on pronunciation, estar vs ser, present tense (-ar, -er, -ir) and future tense (ir + a + infinitive and conjugation form). Mainly, we worked on my pronunciation and when to stress syllables in the words. I was introduced to three types of words: (1) palabras agudas, (2) palabras graves, and (3) palabras esdrújulas. (Need to work on them) But they build upon my understanding how to pronounce a word or separating it by the syllables.
Lastly, I worked on episode 2 of Destinos. As I watched the episode, I realized that I understood a lot more of the conversational Spanish than I thought. This resource is a great introduction to watching Spanish television because it is slow paced, so I am able to clear hear the pronunciations and review what I learned at the end in the review section. Despite the plot of this episode, the episode also focused on the vocabulario around family (hijo, hija, esposo, esposa, hermano, y hermana).
Additional Resources to use:
Pronunciation: https://forvo.com/languages/es/
Exercises, texts, and grammar: Aprenderespanol.org
Dictionary (besides SpanishDict): http://wiktionary.org/
Conjugations: https://cooljugator.com/es
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