Learning Journal 2: 我在中文课的成长

 

这个学期我学习学了什么?

1.

In class, I had a lot of time to speak Mandarin with other students, so my speaking improved a lot. I feel awkward when I speak Mandarin because I have difficulty when with pinyin, but I could check my pinyin by listening to other people's pronunciation and Pinyin. I also tried using the words and grammar I learned in class with my friends. My friends, who are Mandarin speakers, pointed out the problem of my pinyin and helped me with my pronunciation. With the help of my friends, I ordered food in Mandarin at a Chinese restaurant. Having the opportunity to talk in Mandarin in class and daily life, I became more confident in speaking Mandarin and was able to communicate more accurately than before. However, pronunciations like zh and z, sh and x are still difficult for me. I asked my friends how to pronounce them and studied on the internet how to pronounce them, but I have not been able to pronounce and distinguish them accurately yet. As for reading, it took a lot of time to read other people's writings on the course blog at first, but now I can read them faster. In fact, the intercultural articles on the course blog were interesting to read. There are some sentences that I still do not understand perfectly, but I can grasp the context by finding the words and grammar I know. Mandarin writing is one of the most difficult things for me because I do not know many Mandarin words and grammar and I have limitations in expressing with the few words. I learned new words and expressions by reading other students' writings, which helped me improve my writing. Overall, I felt that the contents of the CHIN 331 were more difficult than previous courses and I thought I should spend more time to study.

2.

It was an interesting experience to participate in the mandarin singing contest this semester. While listening and memorizing the song for the contest, I learned new words from the lyrics and was able to speak Mandarin quickly. 然我很紧张是一次有趣的经历

3.

练习中文。因为是,我的中国朋友,有的时候听懂我的说话,有的时候不懂我说什么。我希望去中国旅行,所以我得多练习说中文。

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