SPEED+-+WRITING+JOURNAL

//How did I organized my learning process for TOEFL// //Monday// 208/7’ On Monday, I was more focused on finding new words from Chapter one. This was a double check for me on re reading the texts again, but at the end I reached to select the most common unknown words and some of familiar words that I know. I copied the new words on the Word document and started to find synonyms of that words. I decided to work on this way because on the test and the way my teacher was asking for the vocabulary questions there were more synonyms that definitions of the words. Second of it, I was focused on selecting the words on the Academic word list. I tried to add the unknown words to this list so I will put on the wiki space. I am planning to register the words that I know also so I will find synonym of them too in the future. What I don’t like while doing this is the many words I have to learn at once. This is not attractive and interesting. You cannot also memories so many words per a wee let’s say. So I am thinking how to learn them easier in the future. //Tuesday// 174/6’ While finding the new unknown words and their synonyms, this week I was also focused on registering them on the wiki space so I will play games on memorizing them. At the meantime, I started to summarize the texts I founded at the book. I made a Power Point presentation on all the texts with one page per each of them. I planned to upload them all at once. Re reading a couple of time the same texts was not as good as I though. I think I lost some of the time here again. If we look at the bright side, I learned to sum up text faster because you repeat the same procedure a couple of times. At the meantime, not to forget reading the google alerts each day and selecting new words for the vocabulary. There are some of the readings which I find interesting and some of them repeating again. Learning in this way, makes me focused on finding words their synonyms and not being able to learn them. //Wednesday// 194/5’ On Wednesday besides reading the Alerts, I was more focused on speaking excesses. I look at the book and the wiki space the themes mentioned there and I started to record myself for the speaking section. Before doing this, I started to read on the internet for the ways how to prepare better for the spiking part. How to divide time and some of the topics you may find for this section. While working on the class for the Family chapter I also prepared some writings for this subjects but, I was trying to work as on the test day so I didn’t used the old once at all. I founded interesting this way of learning because this was different than reading and writing. I also tried to record my voce for once at each topic. I should also mention that my husband interrupted my once because he didn’t know I was saving my records. As always I try to think about things that I may improve in the future, I red later that the speaking section of independent part was 45 seconds and not one to three minutes as I recorded there. //Thursday// 149/5’ I can say that Thursday was the uploading day. Some of the things I reached to work for this week I summarized at once. I was more focused on the writing part. At the writing section there was a topic on Effective parent. While I was preparing Elize for sleeping I use this time to brainstorm ideas on the topics. Today I just registered it on the computer. Beside it, I was also focused on writing speed to summarize the things I have done during this week. I also read the book for the first chapter family. I saw there were vocabulary questions on all the texts I briefed so there were words that were not registered on my phrasebook. I am planning to register them also. I started to learn some of new words from the chapter and re think for those that I know from before.

198/10’ //Write about your progress with your studies and your goals for the future//

While I was coming today for the class I was thinking for the Academic Word List. I have a suggestion to make. I think it could be a good idea if we put into wiki space per each class let’s say fifteen words so I will practice by playing game. Why I think choosing from AWL is important. To start up with the idea that this words should be learned. There were words that I know and the others that were new for me. If I learn these words and of course add new words as we did till now I think will help me progress my vocabulary in the future. Another interesting way learning new words is by playing games as suggested by my teacher. It is easier for me because I have to learn these new words. Learning them in a new way and not boring and hard will help me more. As for conclusion, I can say that learning new words is my goal for the future. Finding a new way which will be more attractive, interesting for me will be easier.

242/8’ How did I arranged my learning time I am not very much satisfied with the way I arranged my learning time for the course. There are some of the reasons why I think so. First of all, I was more focused on reading google alerts every day. I tried to find new words and think for the summery of the text. First couple of days I was focused on reading one or two texts per alert but at the last days I just started to read the headlines. Second of it, I liked the way I organized the writing passage. I took the list of toefl topics and started to write per each of them. This was something that I mostly liked. I was dividing the time for the arguments and started to write per each topic. Third of It, I can say that I was not so able to work on the vocabulary learning new words. Some of them are familiar to me but, when you see on the way how they are explained it seems like I come up with a new meaning of it. I was focused on reviewing the last words that we took on the class and repeating them. As for the end I can say that maybe last time I will change the way I studied. Trying to focus more on the vocabulary and writing and then on my free time to read the google alerts.

267/13' //What is your favorite book?// I like to read a lot. Maybe my interest for reading books comes from my childhood when my father was giving me the list of books that I had to read. One of the books that I mostly like which I understood later is Anna Karenina from Tolstoy. There are some of the reasons why I like this book so much. First of all, Ana Karenina represents Russian females on that time. She is brave and fights hard for her wishes and decisions till the end. I adore this kind of females, beautiful, intelligent and fighters for their rights. Second of it, the way author describes this period of time makes you feel like you were there, and you lived in the same time when Anna lived too. Maybe this is because I have seen the movie to, so you can feel the book better. Third of it, is a book that my father proposed me to read it. When I was in primary school I was not able to understand this book so much but, later when I knew historical circumstances and the way the world authors represented things there, I was much able to understand differently the same book. To sum up, Anna Karenina is a book that I can read now and feel the same as I red firstly. I like the way author represents things, it feels more realistic. Ana is a brave women although I don’t agree with her in every sense she did but, I still adore her attitude in completing things as she planted to. 341/13' //Talk about a person in your life who has inspired you. Why you find him/her inspirational?// A person that never disappointed me, a man that taught me a lot, and the one that has his own ambitious but always tries to learn you see things in advance is my father. A man that I really adore, a man whose road I tried to fallow as a parent now. As for the beginning I can say that my father is a person that inspires me because he is positive man. He always analyses things in a positive way. He selects the best things in people that makes you analyze them more and understand them better. He has a lot of experience working as a teacher, musician, politician, administrator, a parent, husband, son and a guy. Secondly he is ambitious. My father is e person that always looks for more. When I was a child I was not able to understand him when he was saying to us: Compete with the world. I was saying how I can compete with a person that is not leaving in a same town or a country as me. And now I can see that he was right ten years before. He shared his ambitious with us too, and that makes me adore him more. Thirdly he knows what he wants and that’s what makes you learn a lot from him. There are people who live their lives but they still don’t know what they are asking for. My father knows what he wants. He has his list of priorities and tries to fulfill it. He never changes his wishes and he tries to fulfill them till the end. As for the end I can say that my father is a person that you can learn a lot from. He has his own experience, he has tried a lot in his life to fulfill his wishes. He is ambitious person and he respects himself a lot. This are some of his characteristics which makes me adore him.

244/10' //What is your favorite place to visit on weekends? Describe it and explain why it is your favorite place to go.// Working hard, leaving to “fast” in this dynamic life are some of the actions we face every day. Being in a place that you mostly like especially when you need a break is Mavrovo, a mountain with a perfect lake. There are some of the reasons why I like this place so much. Firstly, my parent bought a hose there for me, my sisters and them so we will be together no matter where we live or go. Mavrovo is a place that gathers us as a family. We have a guitar there and we always sing when we are at the house. Secondly, I like the nature a lot. Finding so many beautiful mountains and a perfect lake with a perfect view is something rear, that you cannot find always. Waking up here is the best morning you can find in your life. Thirdly, it is so close with the place I live. Going for weekend in a close place when you don’t have so much time as for the big holidays is a very good place. As for the end I can say that Mavrovo my favorite place to visits for the weekends is the place that I mostly like because it has the view, the atmosphere and is close to Gostivar, I place I come from and I live in.

255/11' //Who is your best friend? Describe this person and say why she/h is your best friend// Having a friend who will be with you on the good and bad moments is the best feeling you can have. Sharing good things, helping when you need her, listening to you, making you happy are some of the attitudes that my best friend Besmira has. First of all, I like Besmira very much because she is the most positive person I have met till know. I know here from primary school, first class. She makes me laugh always. When I stay next to here I always see the best parts on the things. Second of it she is hard working person and helps you any time you need her. Besmira has two great sons and she stays always with them. Even she loves her family very much, every time I have asked for her help, she was with me too. Her willing to help people and her effort to do everything helps me many times when I mostly need her. Third of it, Besmira can understand me very well even when I don’t speak. Maybe this is because we know each other from seven years old but this is something that I really appreciate at her. As for the end I can say that having a person that makes you feel good, a person that helps you when you mostly need and a one that knows you more even when you don’t speak is my best friend Besmira.

136/?' //What did we do today?// There were many interesting things that we did today. My teacher explained me about new things that we are going to study on the course for my exam. There were explained two main points: the reading and writing methodology that we are going to use About reading methodology she suggested me to use online journals and news from google alerts. Also I have to do my own phrasebook online. The phrasebook will contain new words that I will pick from lessons and journals red. About the writing methodology, I will have to put the writings online on the wiki space. It will measure the number of words and the speed I will write.

As for the end I can say it was an effective class learning new things and new methodologies I have not used before. I have no idea what to put next.

115/ 5’ //The new method used in the class// Learning from exercises is a good method memorizing things. There are many things why I liked this way of learning. First of all, because it is funnier to learn. You are playing a game and you also learn new words. You are not be able to see the time. Second of all, it’s because your attempts have been scored so you will try more to win yourself. I liked more the game with the cards because you should match the words. And third of all, because this is a new way how to learn different vocabulary. As for the end I can say that learning by playing games is easier than learning from the book.