As I am currently at the start of my second year in uni. And one of the assignments is to start a blog to keep track of activities and/or creative writing and everything else that has to do with Proficiency in English, I thought I would just start a new 'series', if you will, on here.
So one of the Proficiency assignments to pass this class is to create a blog and keep it up, posting there at least twice a week. Of course, I will challenge myself to blog everyday. (at least for this semester, which means the coming 8 weeks) I am already excited.
So the aims of Proficiency 2 are as followed:
1) Ignite independent study by means of language awareness classes
2) Improve vocab and active use of synonyms in conversation/writing
3) Pass CPE (Cambridge Proficiency Exams) year 2 and/or 3
4) Learns how to write and essay (250 -1200 words). This aim supports British Arts in Context: we have to write 2 essays to pass that class
5) Improve and facilitate reading
6) Improve speaking (be more specific and use synonyms) and pronunciation
I thought I would just write down my thoughts and feelings on the aim of Proficiency 2. The aims that stand out for me are: 1) because I don't really get what it means/is. I am curious to see what 'language awareness classes' are. I will be having those on Tuesday with my homegroup. So will see how that goes. 4) because I barely passed my CPE Writing exam last year. I made a mnemonic for myself, and it helped a little.. But now I wonder how I will pass this year test. The thing is.. I quite confident in my writing in English. As you can see, I don't mind putting my English writing on the internet, as I never did. In comparison to my speaking, that a whole different story. So I would like to find out what cause me to only just pass my Writing last year. Also, last year was all about just passing the exam, because my goal for last year was to get my 'first-year diploma', for lack of a better word, and I did. So now thing are getting serious. ;) kind of. and last but not least (actually the one I sort of worry about the most) 6) improve speaking (be more specific and use synonyms) and pronunciation. As I said earlier, I had to take my CPE Speaking Exam twice. And it was nerve wrecking, which I find quite strange, because although I used to be so scared to talk in front of groups or anything like that, I no longer am and a Speaking exam is only with a fellow student and a teacher speaking about topics.. So will see how that goes.
I am excited to improve my English especially my accent:)
I am excited to improve my English especially my accent:)
A homework assignment we got at the beginning of this week was to keep a diary of what English input and output (listening and reading being input and speaking and writing being output)
So that's what I'll put in my blog as well.
This weeks diary:
- listening to music (JJ Heller Monday-Friday, Handsome Poets on Thursday)
- reading Jamaica Inn (on the train on Tuesday, in the HEMA on Wednesday, in a friends house on Wednesday, in bed on Wednesdayevening)
- Youtube (Threadbanger, Doddleoddle, Fleur DeForce, Emma Blackery, Jenna Marbles, Alyssia from Mind of Munch, Sorted Food)
- reading Finding Colin Firth(Wednesday night)
- writing a blog post(Thursday)
- reading up on Blackboard(Thursday afternoon)
One thing I want to address, to myself and to you as witnesses, is that I have to STOP DROPPING MY T's. I thought it made me sound cool, but it doesn't. It just makes me fail my Speaking exam. And apparently it is not allowed in RP English. (which is the same as Algemeen Nederlands in Dutch)
Okay, so I think that this is it for this blog post. I am happy about this post :) I hope you enjoyed reading about what I'm up to with my studies.
Love,
Hannah
Hannah
