Senior blog reflection

(1) Positive Statement
I'm most proud of my overall content of my presentation because I feel like I had very solid information about linguistics n and answers to my EQ.

(2) Questions to Consider

a.     What assessment would you give yourself on your Block Presentation (self-assessment)
AE    

b.     What assessment would you give yourself on your overall senior project (self-assessment)
AE    

(3) What worked for you in your senior project?
I think taking a class at Cal-Poly for my independent component 1 really worked because it gave me a great foundation for my senior project.

(4) (What didn't work)
I wish I would have been able to do mentorship with both my mentors through your my entire senior year instead on switching of mentorships. However doing two mentorships gave me two aspects for my answers to my EQ.

(5) Finding Value
Senior project has helped my solidify my majors in college as linguists and computer science. It also has given me an excilent linguistic foundation to build off of. When I went to Calday at Berekeley I was able to talk to the linguists and understand their lingo.

Advisory Meeting #2

What is the most important factor in second language acquisition for a non-native speaker?

The most important factor in second language acquisition for a non-native speaker is motivation because if someone is not motivated they will never successfully master a language.

• Without motivation one will not put time into acquiring a second language. If someone doesn't have a reason to  learn Finnish they will most likely not be able to master the language.

• The most motivational things are love and money. If someone is told that if they learn Finnish they will be paid 1 million dollars they will most likely start learning Finnish.

• If someone enjoys learning a language that is motivation in itself. If one finds the Finnish language beautiful then they will also want to speak it on their own accord.

Sources: 5,10

Motivation plays a key factor in whether or not a second language is successfully mastered.