Who did I speak with and why did I choose that person?
I spoke with a guy named Francisco who is from/lives in Argentina in a city called Buenos aires. I met this person through livemocha.com. I technically did not choose this person, but I am glad I did because they taught me a lot about Argentina.What did you learn about them? What did you learn from them?
How did this interaction help you move towards achieving your personal goal?
What specifically did you do well according to your goals/expectations?
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)rces to Find Conve
I really need to work on my conjugations. There are a lot of un-conjugated words because I couldn't think on the spot of what they could be.rsation Partners:
What did you learn about them? What did you learn from them?
I learned some things from him. More about him though rather than any spanish.How did this interaction help you move towards achieving your personal goal?
This interaction helped me because it was a great starting place for me.What specifically did you do well according to your goals/expectations?
I tried to talk more about him instead of myself.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 need to talk more about myself and stop asking the other person questions.Title the post appropriately based on your conversational goals
Turning off the Translator
- How long can i go without a using a dictionary or translator
- How long can i go without using eng
In your post write your goals for this conversation. You might want to find out more about a particular subject, to implement conversational tactics, or to discuss a certain topic.
-See how long i can go without using a translator or looking up a word.
- See if i can talk all spanish (no english)
-Looking up phrases I might need before the conversation:
- What do you do for fun in - Que hacer tú haces por diversión en
- Are you in school? - Eres en escuela?
-Cual son tu aficiones? - What are your hobbies?
-List of verbs: http://www.linguasorb.com/learnspanish/most-common-verbs.aspx
- LIst of Adjectives: http://www.braser.com/spanish-learning/spanish-adjectives-people.html
Do i feel secure enough in my spanish skills to not use any translator, dictionary, or reference?
A.) What is negative space? Negative space is the
space around and between the objects that’s around you.
B.) Explain how you found negative space in 1. your cut out?, 2. in your stool drawing? For the
cut out and in the stool I found the negative space by looking at the empty
spaces around it.
C.) Why does it help an artist to see in negative
space? It helps a artist to see in negative space it can make the drawling
easier without every detail and it will make it easy to see what you drawling.
D.) Does seeing in
negative space enhance drawings, why or why not? I think negative
space enhance drawings because without showing every detail you can tell the
picture because negative space.
B. Explain how you found negative space in 1. your cut out?, 2. in your stool drawing?
In the cut out, I understood that the certain color was negative space. On one side i used that as orange, on the other side, it was highlighted in the brown.
In the stool, I used space where the air was, that's what negative space is.C. Why does it help an artist to see in negative space?
It helps artists to see negative space because it allows them to have a better composition of their pieces.D. Does seeing in negative space enhance drawings, why or why not
B. Explain how you found negative space in 1. your cut out? I found negative space in my cut out by seeing the outlining of my house and deciding was it the darker part or the lighter part, , 2. in your stool drawing I found the negative space in my drawling by seeing in between the stools and knowing that that was negative space.
C. Why does it help an artist to see in negative space? It helps an artist to see in negative space because it helps the object pop out more to the person who is looking at it
D. Does seeing in negative space enhance drawings, why or why not It does enhance drawling because it shows the different sections of the drawling.
como
Vostros usar su en su casa
1.Whether or not all pronouns are used, tu, ustedes, vosotros, etc.
2.Other words are excluded or changed in family settings/ and other conversations
3.Is conversation awkward when people use different dialects? why/why not?
4. How similar is your way of speaking to what is learned in the classrooms ?
Vos is used in Argentina instead of tu
Vosotros is used in Spain
Argentina: In Argentina instead of using "tu" when addressing someone they use "vos." They essentially mean the same thing. Similarly in Spain they use a pronoun called vosotros which is the plural form of tu. So instead of only having 5 pronouns they have 6.
Spain: For vosotros the conjugation often ends in sois. The accent of the people in Spain the use th
(Yo neccsito traducir)
A. What is negative space? Negative space is the area(s) around an object. You can outline the object, then shade in the wasted area outside of the object.
B. Explain how you found negative space in 1. your cut out? I found the negative space by tracing every separate section of the image, and pasting every other section on one side, and the other pieces on the other side. 2. in your stool drawing? To find the negative space of my stool drawing, i looked for the areas around and between the shapes of the object.
C. Why does it help an artist to see in negative space? It helps the artist to see the entire shape of the image.D. Does seeing in negative space enhance drawings, why or why not? I believe it does enhance the drawing. I say this because when you see the negative space, the positive space stands out more.
What does Music look like in Puerto Rico?
Why is the beat different from other spanish speaking places to puerto rican music?
Why don't people in puerto rico like music from other countries? is because of the grammar or pronunciation?
Why are things pronounced different?
Why are their the same words but different meaning.
Why do spanish speaking country use the same word but have a different meaning for it?
Why for puerto ricans carbon is a bad word and for Mexicans its to call someone a friend?
How do you anticipate your partner will respond to your questions?
I think that she (they) will tell me it's just the way it is and how they were raised
What are you looking forward to about this conversation?
To understand why are the same words have different meaning depending where you go in the spanish world.
What are you nervous about?
Saying things wrong in spanish or not knowing how to say some words or the meaning of some words.
Reflection questions
Why are the accents different in every spanish speaking countries
Why do Mexicans have their agent, puerto ricans their own and Dominicans but we all speak spanish?
On April 19th, during the hottest meet so far, SLA Track and Field team had their strongest showing of the season at the South Philly Super Site. There were nine teams participating. A significant number of SLA member's got personal records and several events where won by SLA students.
Some of highlights from the meet were: Karly Borenstien and Marina Stuart getting second place in the 100 meter dash in their respected heats. Naquan Harding got a personal record in the 100 meter (11.75). Serena Shuman winning both the 1600 meter race and the 800 meter race. Matt Ferry and Dan Wirt getting personal records in 1600 meter race (4:58., and 5'32".) Nadir Meeks getting a personal record in the 400 meter dash (57.6.) The boys 4x100 relay (Doug Wallace, Jason Davis, Tariq Smith, and Trevor Hinton) getting second place and a personal record of 44.44. Wynn Geary getting a personal record in the 800 meter race. Matt Ferry and Katherine Hunt both getting second in the 3200 meter race, and Matt getting a personal record as well. The boys 4x400 relay (Jason Davis, Doug Wallace, Nadir Meeks, Tariq Smith) team getting a personal record of 3:49. Karly Borenstien getting first place in her heat of the 200 meter dash. Finally, Marina Stuart winning both the long jump and triple jump, and getting season personal records in both( 15'2" and 32'0") and Martha Robles getting a personal record in the long jump (13'0"). All these wins and amazing times and distances secured the girls team tying for first place with a score of 94 points with Mastery Charter School.
This Friday, 4/27, the boys 4x100 team will be competing at the Penn Relays, the largest annual track and field meet in the world. Wish them luck!
2. Explain how you found negative space in 1. your cut out?, 2. in your stool drawing?
I just looked for the empty spaces between the chairs and the bat. The chairs had empty spaces in between the foot rest and the bat had empty spaces in between the wings.4. Does seeing in negative space enhance drawings, why or why not?
It does because it adds definition and depth to the art piece.Fail!
1. "¿Que Tal" -Whats up?
2. "¿Dos como and as?"- How is it going?
3."¿Que pass?"- Whats up?
Respectful way (elder, parents, respected figure)
1."Hola ¿Como estad usted?"- Hi, how are you?
BonusWhen I first started this project I thought I would explore how food relate to culture. After talking to a number of people of sharedtalk.com it was a bit difficult to get the other person to stay on topic and respond within the range of the question. At that moment I decided to direct my overall goal. Within finding out about the culture and food connecting to one another. I will also observe if the people actually more willing to help me or just learn English.
Who did I speak with and why did I choose that person?
My guy was guillermo from argentina, and... we just talked around, he in english, me in spanish, and each of us was correcting each other when needed, kind of a mutual help discussion thingy going on between the two of us!What did you learn about them? What did you learn from them?
He is a cool guy who wants to go to england or USA, and maybe Canada. He is pretty darn good at english, and, obviously, really good at spanish!How did this interaction help you move towards achieving your personal goal?
My personal goal was to improve my verb conjugation skills, and I think I got that covered pretty gosh darn well!What specifically did you do well according to your goals/expectations?
I think that instead of conjugating verbs incorrectly, I did it correctly!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)rc
It is kind of hard to specify what I was bad at, my best guess would be sentence structure, and I think that I would think about saying things twice before saying them next time!1) Spanish Slang: Botellón English: Outdoor drinking party or gathering in a square, street, park, or other public place with alcohol purchased cheaply at supermarkets or corner shops. 2) Spanish Slang: Buenas English: A greeting used at any time of the day. Similar to Hello / Hola, but more informal. 3) Spanish Slang: Cabezota English: Stubborn, when used as an adjective, and a stubborn person, when used as a noun. 4) Spanish Slang: Caray English: God, oh my God, darn, darn it! 5) Spain Slang: Casero |
1) Peruvian Slang: a la tela
English: elegant dress or formal wear
2) Peruvian Slang: achorado
English: an individual with a defiant character.
3) Peruvian Slang: al polo
English: very cold (in particular to drinks)
4) Peruvian Slang: altiplano
English: The high flatlands which surround Lake Titicaca.
5) Peruvian Slang: b
English: hungry
6) Peruvian Slang: arranchar
