Interpretive, Interpersonal, and Presentational Modes of Communication

Instructions

Exploring Culture

In Spanish class, we would often have lessons on lingrolearning pertaining to other cultures and their differences. For example, we had an assignment where we analyzed how other countries use social media compared to ours and it was very interesting. A lot of Latin American countries use the messenger app WhatsApp a lot more than we do, but they use Twitter a lot less.

These assignments as well as lectures where we focused on culture helped me gain a much greater understanding of Spanish-speaking cultures. They also helped me understand how university life is much different in Latin America compared to the United States. Sometimes it was challenging trying to understand why things are so different, but I eventually would understand.

Engaging in Communities

Engaging in your immediate community can bring a sense of connection and belonging, as well as foster a supportive and safe environment for individuals and families. This can lead to improved quality of life, increased opportunities for personal and professional development, and a stronger sense of community identity and pride.

Engaging in the global community is important for understanding and addressing global issues such as poverty, inequality, climate change, and political conflict. It can also foster cultural exchange and understanding, and promote international cooperation and collaboration. Being engaged in the global community can lead to a greater sense of responsibility and contribution to the world, and can help individuals develop a broader perspective and awareness of diverse cultures and perspectives.

Interpersonal Communication

We would often have activities in class where we would be paired up with a partner and told to practice saying certain parts of speech or holding conversations in Spanish. This would also include certain Lingro assignments that would guide us through this process.

These activities helped strengthen my Spanish speaking as well as helped me develop bonds with my classmates. They were among the more challenging assignments as you had to quickly figure out what to say and how to say it in a proper manner.

Presentational Speaking

There were a couple occasions where we were required to post videos of us speaking Spanish in certain scenarios and let the class comment on it.

Above is a presentation I did with my friend where we held a sort of interview-like conversation. This was challenging as it was really the first time we had to form spoken sentences and it took a lot of outtakes. I learned a lot at the time and this project definitely helped me in completing later projects as my pronunciation got a lot better.

Presentational Writing

Before most of our projects in Spanish, we would have to do a written draft of them and their contents on paper. These writings would then be shared with the class and given to our teacher for grading.

Doing these rough draft assignments helped me with honing my written Spanish, spelling, and grammar. As a result, doing routine assignments where I would write Spanish became a lot easier than they were before.

Interpretive Listening

During this semester in Spanish, we would occasionally have to do assignments in Lingrolearning that would partially require interpretive listening to complete. These passages had you listen to an audio clip of spoken Spanish and identify certain words or phrases being used in order to help you be familiar with understanding spoken Spanish.

Above is a video that is very similar to the interpretive listening assignments we had to do in Lingro. They tell you a phrase or word being used in a Spanish sentence and you have to identify it. In terms of personal experiences, my dad and his side of the family are all native Spanish speakers, so I have them quiz me on my spoken Spanish whenever I’m visiting home.

Interpretive Reading

In LingroLearning, we would often have to read out many different kinds of texts in Spanish, such as letters to people, text message conversations, et cetera. We would read these texts in order to practice identifying certain words and phrases, as well as their different conjugations.

These activities probably helped me the most out of anything we did, as there were quite a lot of them and a good amount of them helped with me learning how to apply these words practically to sentences I make.