EndofCourseReflection:Spanish1

1.
Whatwasthemostmeaningfullessonorexperienceyou
hadwhileinSpanishclass
?Whatwasmostmemorabletomeaboutthisclassis
chapters3Aand3Bwhichwasthefoodchapter.Notonlywasitfuntoprepareandserve
foodbutthespanishwordsitselfhavehelpedme.IworkataDunkinDonutsinCentral
Fallswhereamajorityofthepopulationisofthehispanicculture.Everytimesometimes
triestoorderfoodinSpanish,IhavetocalloneofmycoworkersbecauseIcannot
understandwhattheyresaying.Howevernow,eventhesimplestwordshelpme.For
example,whentheypointtoabagelandsayqueso.Justknowingthatthewordqueso
meanscheese,Icanassumetheywantabagelwithcreamcheese,whichisreasonable.
MostofthetimeknowIpartiallyunderstandwhatcustomersaresayingwhichhasbeen
veryhelpful.

2.
Whatdoyouconsidertobeyourstrengthsintermsof
usingtheSpanishlanguage?
Someofstrengthsoverthecourseofthisyear
havebeenconjugatingverbs.Mostlychangingtheendingpart.Itcameveryeasytome
onceIcouldfullyrememberthe6termswhichwereyo,t,elellausted,nosotros,
vosotros,andellasustedes.Yoverbsendino,tverbsendines,elendsine,nosotros
endsinemos,vosotrosendsines,ustedesendsinen.Dependingonwhatthewords
endinwhethertheverbendsinarerorir.

3.
Whatwouldyouliketoimproveonintermsofusingthe
Spanishlanguage?
SomethingsIwouldliketoimproveonabouttheSpanish
languageisknowingwhentoconjugateverbs.Iamstrongwithbeingabletoconjugatea
verbbyitselfhoweverifIwastowriteasentenceinSpanish,Iwouldntknowwhento
conjugatetheverb.IwouldhaveanideaofwhentodosobutIwouldbeabletoknowfor
surewhichhasbeenstressfulbecauseourfinalprojecthastobeinandpresentedinfull
SpanishsoIhavealotofstudyingtodosountilthen.

4.
WhatwasyourbestprojectduringSpanishclass?Whydo
youfeelitwasthebest?
Mybestprojectalongwithmyfavoriteprojectagain
wouldhavetobethefoodproject.Webasicallywaslearningaboutthemexicanculture
andwhattheyeatforbreakfastlunchanddinner.Surprisingly,theyatealotoffoodthatI
havealreadycookedbefore.Likebreakfastburritos.DespitethefactthatImagreatcook
itisoneofmyfavoritethingstoprepareandeat.Sonotonlywasitaneasyprojectforme,
butitwasalsosomethingIenjoyeddoingandeatingaswellaseveryoneelse.

5.

Whatwasyourcontributiontotheoverallclassclimate?

Overall,IbelieveIwasmoreofaleaderintheclassroom.ItwasntbecauseIknewalot
abouttheSpanishCulturebutIwasinterestedinthetopicsalotandIlikedtheprojects
thatcamealongwiththem.Iwasalwaysfocusedinclassandusuallyputpeopleintheir
placeswhentheywerentpayingattentionorbeingdisrespectfultotheteacher.My
homeworkIadmitcouldhavebeenhandedinearlierthanIusuallyhandeditin,Ijusthad
alwaysforgottentotakeapictureanduploadittogoogleclassroom.Thisyearwasagreat
yearinSpanish1andIhopetolearnmorenextyearinSpanish2.