Portfolio Tarja Salmi Baseline Speaking - hs-st.fi

<strong>Portfolio</strong> <strong>Tarja</strong> <strong>Salmi</strong> 1(3)
<strong>Portfolio</strong> <strong>Tarja</strong> <strong>Salmi</strong>
Created for my own use
Date Action Observation Next step
10.10.2009 Updated Making the WEB professional vocabulary’s is added
3.10.2009 Checked I have started every action which is planed to start so far. week 44
23.9.2009 Updated
21.9.2009 Created
<strong>Baseline</strong>
How to improve my English knowledge?
<strong>Speaking</strong>
The first problem is that I remember too few words in English and second is I’m afraid that other
people don’t understand my way to speak.
Action Target How and how
often
Phase
I tell (speak) two situations from my My active Once every day Started on
everyday life with a simple sentence. The vocabulary increase at home 21.9.2009
sentence includes at least one word, which and I will be a more
not belongs to my active vocabulary. accustomed
speaker.
I participate in conversation in English To get more self Once a week 23.9.2009
lessons.
confidence.
I make and learn a little speech to tell what To tell about Once
does WEB designer do and what is the knowledge and
education.
education I have.

<strong>Portfolio</strong> <strong>Tarja</strong> <strong>Salmi</strong> 2(3)
Writing
After I have get feedback from my CV and application, I can plan these actions too.
Action Target How and how
often
Phase
Grammar exercises To make me more Once a week 23.9.2009
sure.
(book is English
for you, too –
book 2 and 3)
CV and Cover letter Once September
2009,
Studies –
task
Draft of social speech To be ready if Once draft
needed
started
September
2009
I draw (and write words) on a Mind Map of To prepare make Once and after
business idea (company is HS-SähköToimi). design for that updating
company’s web
pages
regularly
I start to collect WEB professional
To help use Every time
vocabulary. First program is Dream Weaver program’s when I need to
and next one is going to be Joomla.
efficiently. translate or
make clear what
does some
command
make?

<strong>Portfolio</strong> <strong>Tarja</strong> <strong>Salmi</strong> 3(3)
Understanding
I have difficulties to understand if somebody speaks fast or use words which are strange for me.
Sometimes the vocabulary limitation makes written English hard to understand too.
Action Target How and how
often
Phase
Choose TV programs in English and try to To understand Daily 21.9.2009
hear and understand speaking without better spoken
subtitle.
English
Read program manuals To understand
better written
English
When needed
I will install Joomla at home (this is the first To make
Once First on
one, other program’s becomes later). installation ready
October
and be familiar with
the program. Learn
to understand
instructions.
2009
I’m going to listen demos for how to use Listening exercise repeated as Started in
Dream Weaver and Photo Shop tools.
often as needed October