Le printemps

Il pleut beaucoup à Coquitlam. Il y a l’été, l’hiver, le printemps, et l’automne. J’aime le printemps beaucoup parce que il frais et joli. Au printemps, j’aime voyager. Cette année, je suis allée à Kamloops. J’aime aussi photographier les fleurs et les arbres.

Curricular Competency Reflection

While writing, I had to adjust my language in a way that I could translate and know the words in French. This made me limit the vocabulary that I would normally use in English. Being in French has helped me to gain understanding for others and their language learning struggles when learning English. I feel as though I was unable to express myself, and I understand how hard that can be for people that are new to English here in Canada.

Core Competency Reflection

Examples of where I communicate clearly and purposefully can be seen in my descriptions and use of adjectives. This got my point across and makes it paint a picture in your head.

In discussions and conversations, I help to build and extend understanding by helping others find words to use for their vocabulary in French. By helping others find more words, I also get to expand what I know.

When it seems the good ideas just won’t come to me, I look at references and other ideas to help calm myself or create space in my mind to imagine my own phrases and stories. By seeing other ideas and what they came up with, it helps me to realize that there isn’t so much to stress about and I can do it like they did.

I would like to come up with more of my own ideas when it comes to writing in French, as I fin often everything is very similar and simple. This would help me to also learn more!