Spanish Final Progress
The Preperational Final
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6vRBI2nR2cbNVRORFQwOFJ3VFE/view?usp=sharing
The link above takes you to my Spanish Final first draft that I created with my partner Tanner. We hit 7 minutes with a minimum requirement of 4 minutes. Our conversation was about a phone application called Clash of Clans and another application called Crossy Road. To better our final we will be adding more speech about our family and will be reducing the amount of "Si" and "Muy bien". Other than that our time was nice and our flow seemed to be well and casual just like a real life conversation with a friend.
Video Review
After looking back at my previous videos in Spanish class I have realized that I am actually improving. I went from the basic introduction questions in a speech like manner to being able to create my own questions and have a casual easy flowing conversation. I think a big part of this is the actual studying at home and in class. I haven't been extremely great with my studying but I do study at home. During study time I mostly talk to myself in Spanish (lol) or I practice my vocabulary on online websites. Recently my study habits have declined but I will continue to practice and improve my Spanish. I think I can improve in Spanish by not repeating the same words over and over again while speaking in a conversation. For example I always have a tendency of repeatedly saying "si" or "no bueno" or "muy bien". I need to change this habit because it sounds strange repeatedly saying the same words over and over again. I could maybe try making full sentences rather than one word answers. If I were to take the final exam today I think I would get around a C or B- and the reason for this is because I feel like my partner and I aren't fully prepared to the level where we'll get an A. I think that our next steps would be to just practice with bigger sentences so our conversation doesn't sound too choppy. I would want my final presentation to be perfect!!
The "Final" Final
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6vRBI2nR2cbRThtVjkweF8ydjg/view?usp=sharing
The video link above takes you to our final presentation of our Final for Spanish class. In our Final my partner and I hit 7 minutes 32 seconds and received an outstanding grade. We spoke really casually and talked freely with no awkward pauses and filler time.