Item 8.
iii - 22nd meeting EVC 22-24 November 2010 / 22ème réunion du CEV 22-24 novembre 2010 – Point 8.iii
WORKING DOCUMENT / DOCUMENT DE TRAVAIL
My name is ……Miray…….
I was born on ……01/01/2003………
I use the following language(s) actively or passively
- at home: Turkish
- with friends: Turkish and English
I have learned or have started to learn the following other languages outside school
(travel, visits, exchanges, meetings, etc):
………………Russian………….
I learned or have been learning the following languages at school or in language classes:
Language from / since to
English 2013 2021
French 2019 2021
German 2018 2019
Chinese 2018 2018
Russian 2017 2018
How I use my languages
A. Outside language classes, I use/have used the languages which I am learning or already know in the
following situations:
- in other classes:
Language(s) When? Where? With whom? What I think of that and what I gain from it
Russian At the course
I learnt the alphabet, introductions and verbs
Chinese At high school I learnt the alphabet though I took this class for a
short period of time
- in my school, my training course or my workplace:
Language(s) When? Where? With whom? What I think of that and what I gain from it
English At my university classes I was learning English since my childhood so I
With professors think I’m at an advanced level in this language at
With my friends the moment. I listen and speak English at classes
since my major is English based.
German At high school Beginner level
A2
French Beginner level
A2
- round about me in my home area:
Language(s) When? Where? With whom? What I think of that and what I gain from it
Turkish With my family and friends My mother tongue
- during regular meetings with other people (sports, with friends, etc):
Language(s) When? Where? With whom? What I think of that and what I gain from it
Turkish With family and friends
English With friends
- during my leisure activities:
Language(s) When? Where? With whom? What I think of that and what I gain from it
Turkish Social media
Family and friends I use my mother tongue for communication and
Movies and TV series hobbies
Music
Books
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Writing
English Social media
Family and friends I use English for communication and hobbies
Movies and TV series
Music
Books
Writing
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- television or the media :
Language(s) For example, What I think of that and what I gain from it
English Social media
Books Consuming English media helped me to advance
Music my English skills.
Movies
TV Series
Turkish Social media
Books
Music
Movies
TV Series
Korean Music
Movies I can identify some words by listening.
TV Series
- when reading:
Language(s) For example, What I think of that and what I gain from it
English Books
Articles English is the ‘’official language’’ of the world so
News I think it’s really beneficial for knowledge in
general. I like reading English and American
literature in their original language since some
nuance or humour can be lost in translation
somehow.
Turkish Books
Articles
News
- Internet:
Language(s) For example, What I think of that and what I gain from it
English Social Media English social media helped me to learn their
Forums casual language, also since it’s an official
language, I get more results with reliable sources
so I always search in English when I do research
or look for an answer of a question.
Turkish Social Media
B. I sometimes use/have used several languages at the same time or “mediate”/have “mediated” between people
from different cultures speaking different languages, for example:
- to help a tourist or other person who cannot make themselves understood,
- to help a person speaking another language who does not understand something specific about a group to which I
belong, my region or my country,
- to tell someone else about a text or a message that I have read or heard in another language,
- etc.
Situation Languages used How did I manage?
What I found difficult. What helped me.
My parent asked me about her English I was in middle school and still learning
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co-worker’s social media Turkish English but she was using simple words and I
status and I translated it for was taking English classes between school so
her. it wasn’t difficult for me to translate.
My personal objectives
I am learning or would like to learn the following languages because...
Main reasons
Language
German It’s considered a secondary foreign language in most workplaces and it’s
easier to learn for me since it’s similar to English.
French I’d like to continue what I learnt in high school.
Russian It’s a common foreign language in my area and I already have some base
knowledge about it. It’s also beneficial for work.
I would like to be able to do the following with the languages which I am learning:
Language
German. What I would like to be able to do: Reading books and articles; watching
movies and TV series in that language without subtitles
How I intend doing it: Start practicing from a language learning app, listening
to music in that language and watching movies or TV series with subtitles
French What I would like to be able to do: Reading books and articles; watching
movies and TV series in that language without subtitles
How I intend doing it: Start practicing from a language learning app, listening
to music in that language and watching movies or TV series with subtitles.
Russian What I would like to be able to do: Reading books and articles; watching
movies and TV series in that language without subtitles, it’s also beneficial in
the tourism field.
How I intend doing it: Start from the bottom and memorize the alphabet again
since I’ve learnt it when I was in 8th grade, practice basic introductions and
verb forms
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