I absolutely LOVE my Portuguese lessons with Ana. As we get to know each other better it becomes more and more fun. Today I used my senior project period to revise the homework she assigned and then had to use the rest of the period to drive to my lesson at 3:15.
As soon as I sat down with Ana we began talking (in Portuguese of course), but instead of starting into the lesson we simply conversed. Now, technically this was the lesson as it is a form of language education. This was how I learned at my Spanish school in Guatemala. I would sit down with my teacher and we would just talk for 3 hours and she would correct me along the way. I am a firm believer in this practice and I think it was what skyrocketed my Spanish fluency. So, I was happy when I could sense Ana was taking a similar approach.
We talked about everything: what we did since last time we saw each other, what I am going to do this weekend, Lovett, my friends, college, wearing a uniform, my family, and more. Along the way I would ask how to say something or she would correct me. She would also take notes as we were talking so she could remember what I should work on later. She had me practice a little with clothing vocabulary but that is basically the only drilling we did. We had a conversation all about the similarities and differences between the education system in Brazil and the U.S. Afterwards, we set the game plan for the next week and, unfortunately, time was up.
Tomorrow, I hope to post my video reflection that I made last week but have no uploaded and I will also upload a couple of photos to show exactly what I have been doing with Ana.
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