Ved's French Learning Story - 13.3.15

Learner: Ved     Learning Coach: Tracey Dillner           Date: 13.3.15

Learning Area: Learning Languages - French

Learning Observed

Ved was fully engaged for the entire iExperience French lesson that he opted into. He worked hard to practice the French alphabet by repeating each letter aloud and it’s corresponding image. Ved also applied himself to trying out the finger spelling alphabet that Deaf people use in France. When we arrived at the independent part of the lesson, Ved was able to locate the website Duolingo.com and log in. Once there, Ved set the pace of his own learning and remained focused for the next 30mins. I was impressed at how Ved was able to set high standards for himself and challenge himself to beat his own personal best. I wonder if he does this at home too?

Evidence of learning

Ved showing that he had independently completed four lessons during our iExperience session.

Key Competencies/Vision Principles

Ved was highly motivated and was intent on challenging himself. Seeing Ved do this was impressive as it demonstrated he was capable of remaining on task and completing more than the basic expectation. The session ended before Ved could quite finish the entire first level of Beginners French, but this did not stop his drive to succeed - all he wanted to do was keep going (Managing Self). I wonder if Ved went home and worked more on this over the weekend or in the following week? Ved was very speedy to absorb the new ideas and vocabulary presented in all areas of the lesson. He could transfer this knowledge from English to French and back again (Using Language, Symbols and Text).

Next Learning Steps

Continue to work on Duolingo.com at home or during iExplore. Is French the language Ved wants to pursue more? Or is there another language that is more appealing for him? Use what he has learnt so far to make a presentation or video for other people to learn from.