I have learned so much this semester in Spanish I at Georgia College and State University. In class we learned many new vocabulary terms and learned the basic present tense. We would get into groups and discuss our answers on exercises that we did in class. Getting to talk to our peers was very helpful because we were able to communicate with one another and better understand if we did not get the correct answers. Also, we were able to make new friends by interacting with each other. We also did exercises in class where we would attempt to hold a conversation in Spanish with a partner. It was difficult at times, but we tried our best! Tests could be challenging because the true and false can be tricky, however I got through it. The oral exam was a breeze and lots of fun because we did those exercises in class, so the exam was not very difficult at all.
Finally, working on this portfolio has been super fun and easy because I have been able to learn about what I’m passionate about in another culture. Some of the strengths I experienced was being able to find many articles relating to art in hispanic cultures, the love of history that I have, and being creative by adding several photos to the posts. Some of my weaknesses included, having trouble finding as much information on different cultures, or one culture specifically, finding interesting topics to write about in relation to art in hispanic cultures, and being able to write about religious works. Overall, I have learned a lot about other Spanish cultures. More importantly though, I did learn how although cultures are different from each other, they all relate to some other cultures in a sense but take their own variation of it, which I have found to be very interesting (as seen in my culture entry #3).
All together I think I have enhanced my speaking skills in Spanish and look forward to continuing to Spanish II and so forth.