Learning and Remembering Vocabulary
Visual. In this style I can learn and
remember more vocabulary. Whenever I encounter a new word I always look or
stare at it and when the time comes that I need that certain word, I remember
it by recalling the time when I stare on it. I also enjoy looking to illustrations
especially drawings.
Left Brain Dominance. I analyze a new
vocabulary and incorporate it on what I already got. In this way I can compare its
meaning and tell the difference of the two.
The best strategies that suit me are:
for cognitive – contextualization, imagery, repetition and auditory.; for
metacognitive – self monitoring and evaluation.
Pronouncing and Speaking Fluently
Auditory. The best way I can pronounce
and speak fluently is by listening to native speakers or whoever good and reliable
on it. For me, when it comes to language, it is best to learn it if I am on a
crowd of people who are speaking it fluently. I enjoy listening to foreigners
conversing in English. For me, they motivate me to continually learn the
language.
My strategy I do is to imitate how
they pronounce and use a certain word. I practice it to inculcate it on my mind
and monitor and evaluate myself(metacognitive) to correct errors as well.
Learning and Remembering Grammar
Left Brain Dominance. The traits of
left brain dominance help me in learning and remembering grammar. I analyze the
word structure to get the proper meaning of a sentence.
On the process of learning and remembering
a certain rule in grammar, I use cognitive styles like contextualization,
note-taking and translation(cognitive). I also use metacognitive strategies
like selective attention and self-monitoring.
Writing a Term Paper
Field Independence. I do my term
papers on my own way. It is directly encoded on my laptop that’s why sometimes
I can’t submit if a teacher wants a draft. I am systematic in doing my term
papers. I download webpages that are completely related to my topic. I make
sure that the webpage that I’ll be downloading is reliable – I check on its
works cited.
Self-Monitor and self-evaluation is
the metacognitive strategies I use in writing a term paper. When I’m done with
my paper, I let it checked by a trusted editor. In this way, it is more
convenient to me. I hate it when I recheck what I wrote.
Understanding a Short Story/Novel
Left Brain Dominance and Field
Independence. I analyze every circumstance that happens in a short story/novel.
I sometimes predict what will happen next basing it to the characters and the
events. I also observe the style of the
author to get what he really means. When I read a novel or short story, I do it
on my own and I don’t wait for others to urge me on doing so.
My metacognitive strategy is
self-evaluation. I evaluate myself if I’m doing right and if I’m still on the
right track on understanding the piece.
Rating on Communication Competence
From one to ten, I’m on the 6th
level, I guess. I think I am still not that good in the language. I still have
flaws and lapses when it comes to speaking and writing. I am aware that I need
to be exposed to an environment wherein native speakers of the language exist
to fully inculcate it on my mind. For the mean time, with the styles and
strategies I’m using, I bet it can still guarantee my learning in communication
competence. In that way, I still can cope up with the education of the
language.
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