Glass Cannon

Glass Canon (n.) - Game Term. Refers to a person, weapon, or vehicle which has a high output, but a low defense, life, durability, etc.

At the beginning of presentations, I start off strong and I do have a lot of things to say throughout my presentations. However, with every word I stumble on and every mistake that's made, the more that strength deteriorates and the more nervous I get. I guess you could say I'm a glass cannon when it comes to presentations.

Lesson 2 did not go as smoothly as I had wanted it to go. I spent hours preparing only to continuously stumble on my words, create awkward pauses, and repeat things that have already been said during the actual presentation. It was kind of embarrassing on my part. :[ 悲しい(sad). Perhaps stopping to take a deep breath during my final presentation would prevent my nerves from overwhelming me. Despite numerous amounts of people telling me that I did much better than I think I did, my presentation could have gone much better. But, that's all gone now. As Elsa would say, "The past is in the past. LET IT GOOOOOO~" 

ありのままの姿見せるのよ。

I guess Lesson 2 is more of a lesson for me rather than the people in my advisory house. It taught me to calm the heck down and just breathe. I'll be more prepared once the final lesson comes around. No longer a glass cannon, but a steel cannon. Hehehehehehehehehehe.

Lesson 2 Reflection

Content:

1.What are you most proud of in your Lesson 2 Presentation and why?

• I was surprised that people enjoyed my activity because teaching the Japanese children hand clapping game to high school students can be executed poorly or very well. Fortunately, my execution was satisfactory and people told me they had fun.

2. a. What assessment would you give yourself on your Lesson 2 Presentation (self-assessment)?

 P+

b. Explain why you deserve that grade using evidence from the Lesson 2 component contract.

• I met all the P requirements and went into depth with my essential question answer. However,the nerves got the best of me for this presentation, which caused me to stumble over my words often, which got me very overwhelmed.

3. What worked for you in your Lesson 2?

• The Japanese Hand Clapping game is something people seemed to enjoy. It really demonstrated the importance of my first answer to the essential question.

4. What didn't work? If you had a time machine, what would you have done differently to improve your Lesson 2?

• I let my nerves overwhelm me. I should relax more when I am up there. I guess it was the fact that I spent a lot of time preparing for my presentation only to forget my words half way through caused my affective-filter to go up, resulting in my anxiety and nervousness to increase (ayeeeee). 

5. What do you think your answer #2 is going to be?

• Comprehensible input

Blog 12: Mentorship 10 Hours Check

Title: Blog 12: Mentorship 10 hours check
Label: Mentorship
Due Date: Friday January 9, 2014 by 8AM.

1. Where are you doing your mentorship?

• Cal Poly Pomona

2. Who is your contact?

• Karen A. Russikoff, ENG 323 Professor

3. How many total hours have you done (total hours should be reflected in your mentorship log located on the right hand side of your blog like your WB)?

• 48 Hours

4. Summarize the 10 hours of service you did.

• I helped Dr. Russikoff during her office hours and she taught me some extra things on language acquisition that are not taught in her class.

Blog 11: Holiday Research Update

1. It is important to consistently work on your senior project, whether it is break or we are in school. What did you do over the break with your senior project?

• I used the tips and tricks of language-learning my mentor has taught me in order to acquire Japanese. I have also implied methods learned from my ENG 323 class to teach my baby cousin how to speak.

2. What was the most important thing you learned from what you did, and why? What was the source of what you learned?

• Enjoyable input is something that really effects language learning because if you're learning a language, you need to surround yourself with it. Books, magazines, and songs are ways you can surround yourself with the target language, but it's more beneficial if you are looking at something you enjoy. I saw the effects of enjoyable input within myself.

3. If you were going to do a 10 question interview on questions related to answers for your EQ, who would you talk to and why?

• My mentor, obviously, because she is the one who has taught me different aspects about child language acquisition in the first place.