SLA Journal Log 2

SLA #2.  Use the following items to structure your journal response to the language lesson:

•   How good do you think your pronunciation of your foreign language is? How do you feel about your pronunciation – satisfied, dissatisfied, resigned, in need of improvement?

•   Assuming you would not expect to be “perfect,” what steps can you take to improve your pronunciation to a point of maximum clarity of articulation?

•   Given your current age, do you feel you are too old to make such progress? Are you linguistically “over the hill” with little hope of achieving your goals?

•   Analyze the roots of your answers to these questions. What assumptions about language learning do you hold that influence your beliefs about your learning?

•  Also, Make a list of some of the specific contrasts between your native and target languages that have been or still are difficult for you. Analyze those differences.

•   Can you analyze why they are difficult, using the information in chapter nine? In your list above, are there examples of “subtle differences” which nevertheless present some difficulty for you?