Again following the reflect then post format, I'll type my reflective writing here and then attach the artifact beneath.
This audio sample was effectively another self introduction. At first I thought that another self introduction would be tedious, but I found out as I wrote the script that I knew much more Chinese than I anticipated, and my introduction was much more complete than it had been in previous semesters. I was able to talk not only about myself, but also recent experiences in my life. It was more conversational than previous audio samples. Having learned many new constructions such as 当...的时候, to express an event in the past, the cardinal directions and placement adjectives, I was able to explain my time in Germany including geography and specific events that occurred. I did have problems with several things in the sample. Savannah noticed that I had a little trouble differentiating 'sh' and 'ch' when I spoke, and some of my tones were confused or wrong. Unfortunately, my conversations with Savannah are few and far between, so her feedback could not be reinforced. Her corrections did motivate me to attempt several tongue twisters as a project. The tongue twisters focused on tones and fricative consonants, so through them I was able o gain more practice and feed back.
This audio sample was effectively another self introduction. At first I thought that another self introduction would be tedious, but I found out as I wrote the script that I knew much more Chinese than I anticipated, and my introduction was much more complete than it had been in previous semesters. I was able to talk not only about myself, but also recent experiences in my life. It was more conversational than previous audio samples. Having learned many new constructions such as 当...的时候, to express an event in the past, the cardinal directions and placement adjectives, I was able to explain my time in Germany including geography and specific events that occurred. I did have problems with several things in the sample. Savannah noticed that I had a little trouble differentiating 'sh' and 'ch' when I spoke, and some of my tones were confused or wrong. Unfortunately, my conversations with Savannah are few and far between, so her feedback could not be reinforced. Her corrections did motivate me to attempt several tongue twisters as a project. The tongue twisters focused on tones and fricative consonants, so through them I was able o gain more practice and feed back.