Fifth Week of Chinese LL Challenge - Almost there!

汉语词汇学习第五周

Hey guys! Welcome to the [Fifth Week] of my Chinese Language Learning Challenge!

This week was the start of what I would call the "calm before the storm". I can see the assessment due dates close by. The stress is starting to build up, nevertheless, I'm still determined to see how this week's results will turn out. I'm getting closer to achieving my Learning Goal so I'm getting pretty excited yet nervous.

"Almost there, let's end this on a high note"

This is what I'm thinking this week. The results from all the previous weeks should have justified, to some extent, the efficacy of these technologies but the real challenge is next week; seeing whether or not I can retain all these vocabulary.

PRE-TEST Results Unit 10

 

As can be seen, the study I did outside of class in preparation for my pre-test quizzes are showing that the study I have been doing is effective. The reason behind this is that I've been using Quizlet to learn and practice these characters. 

It came to be natural to use the app to learn as in the early stages of learning new words, it is always effective to revise what was learnt in class after externally. I've utilised Quizlet to revise what was learnt in class, therefore, my results in my pre-test quiz shows only two errors.  

Having two errors means that there is still room for improvement, so I better get going and start studying more with Quizlet + Pleco to ace the post-test!


Technologies

Quizlet

Getting positive indicators of the amount of study seems to be a motif of Quizlet. After finishing studying a set, it leaves a deep impression of satisfaction when it shows me this (image below).

You know that feeling when you've done well in class and the teacher tells you to take a break? Me neither, but if I ever had that, I'm sure this is what it would have felt like. The app literally told me to have a study break; it wasn't hard to convince me to take it either. I took a study break every time 😄.

Pleco

As you can see below, I now know the sequence of patterns that I use in order to learn a character effectively. I noticed that if I know the meanings of the individual characters and their radicals, I am able to remember how to write them when the time comes. Doing the weekly blogs allowed me to find these shortcuts to learning the more difficult characters; this makes me so glad to have done this since I can use this method for as long as I learn Chinese!

POST-TEST Results Unit 10 

I've done pretty well for myself at this point.
My results are very consistent, getting full marks on every post-test in this blog. There is a feeling when you know once you're ready to take an exam. Next week I will have an exam for my Chinese course, I hope I have this same feeling before I do the post-test quizzes.

Getting the results I am getting is pretty self-explanatory now. I've posted it on every blog. These functions on Quizlet are perfect for someone like me who is studying a language and needing to memorise the vocabulary on a weekly basis. 

It's definitely up to the person whether or not they will be able to retain it, however, doing these Quizlet sets whenever I have the time definitely allows the success I am getting to be obtained.

Thoughts towards the end of this week:

"Almost there!"

I'm at the end of my second-last week of this Chinese Language Learning Challenge and to be honest, I'm excited to see what I'll be blogging next week. 

"Has everything I've been doing going to be worth it?"

In my opinion, 

"OF COURSE!!!"

I've learnt:

• how I can learn difficult Chinese characters with ease;
• shortcuts to learning them quickly and efficiently;
• the apps and the functions that I can use for whichever purposes I need them for; and most importantly,
• (although I don't know if I have retained them yet) new 175 Chinese words!!!