Conversacion #3
Pre-Conversacion
What will your topic of conversation be?
In this blog post I will talk about is traveling to places.
Do you want to visit other countries?
Have your family traveled to other countries?
Is traveling hard for you?
How is the country?
How do you anticipate your partner will respond to your questions?
I believe that they are going to respond in English mostly because since that Is the language they are practicing, they will want to feel comfortable answering in english, while I ask in spanish.
What are you looking forward to about this conversation?
I am looking forward to learning about the person, and where they want to travel. Also if they like to travel
What are you nervous about?
I am nervous about getting something wrong or saying something that they will not understand. Hopefully they can help me if I am wrong. For the most part I am not as nervous because I am more comfortable now since I have done this 2 other times before.
What did you learn about them? What did you learn from them?
I learned that never traveled before but would like to travel to japan, alemania,londres, and francia. He also works in a little cafe in his town.
How did this interaction help you move towards achieving your personal goal?
He made me feel comfortable about asking questions about sports because he felt comfortable about answering. Also, he helped me out because he was answering questions that I was asking which made it easier to talk about my topic.
What specifically did you do well according to your goals/expectations?
I did well was greeting him properly, I asked many questions and was respectful about what I said to him. I kept with the topic of conversation and made sure that that is all we talked about.
What specifically do you need to improve on? (Quote specific things you said or did and what you would have done or said if you could do it again)
I improved on talking to someone in spanish and they understanding me. I also improved on learning my spanish more and being more comfortable about speaking it.
What will your topic of conversation be?
In this blog post I will talk about is traveling to places.
What are 5 questions related to your conversation goal that you can think of ahead of time to ask your partner?
Have you ever traveled outside your country?Do you want to visit other countries?
Have your family traveled to other countries?
Is traveling hard for you?
How is the country?
How do you anticipate your partner will respond to your questions?
I believe that they are going to respond in English mostly because since that Is the language they are practicing, they will want to feel comfortable answering in english, while I ask in spanish.
What are you looking forward to about this conversation?
I am looking forward to learning about the person, and where they want to travel. Also if they like to travel
What are you nervous about?
I am nervous about getting something wrong or saying something that they will not understand. Hopefully they can help me if I am wrong. For the most part I am not as nervous because I am more comfortable now since I have done this 2 other times before.
Who did I speak with and why did I choose that person?
I spoke with Vidal from Venezuela. I Choose him because he was learning English but was a spanish native. He also started talking to me first so I thought why not create and continue the conversation. He also likes sports like me.Also his conversation was getting a little more interesting than the others because, he ask questions and helped me when I was wrong.What did you learn about them? What did you learn from them?
I learned that never traveled before but would like to travel to japan, alemania,londres, and francia. He also works in a little cafe in his town.
How did this interaction help you move towards achieving your personal goal?
He made me feel comfortable about asking questions about sports because he felt comfortable about answering. Also, he helped me out because he was answering questions that I was asking which made it easier to talk about my topic.
What specifically did you do well according to your goals/expectations?
I did well was greeting him properly, I asked many questions and was respectful about what I said to him. I kept with the topic of conversation and made sure that that is all we talked about.
What specifically do you need to improve on? (Quote specific things you said or did and what you would have done or said if you could do it again)
I improved on talking to someone in spanish and they understanding me. I also improved on learning my spanish more and being more comfortable about speaking it.
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