Week 3 Time Clock week 3: April 7th to April 13th Monday April 7th Started: 1:45 pm Ended: 4:45pm Tuesday April 8th Started: 9:15 AM
Ended: 12:45 PM
Wednesday April 9th Started: 9:00 AM
Ended: 12:30 PM Weekly Log To start off on Monday I was assigned to translate the "Distinctive Features" on the factline.com website. Most of the references were already translated but there were some that weren't put into english at all. So I had to create the whole English text by translating word by word into English from German. This proved difficult because almost all of the words used were ones that I didn't know. Max also wanted me to be able to go over most of them by the end of the day because he has a presentation tomorow over them. This put a little bit of pressure on me to finish it but I liked it that way because it kept me focused. I continued my work on the References on the factline website. I went through a few more than last time and was able to catch a few errors. I was even able to transfer over certain parts of the German that weren't in the english text. This really helps my vocabulary because a lot of the same words pop up more than once. The hard part is remembering what I learn because I go through so many new words every day it is hard to keep them all straight. I can always notice if I have heard the word before but I can't always remember what that word means. I continues working with translating but for the References this time. With the References there is a lot of information that is apart of the German site and not the english site. So I have my hands full with translating and creating the links to the correct sites. Again Max was gone today so I was left to myself to be independant and figure out what to do on my own. I like being able to do my work without someone actually having to tell me, it gives me a feeling of self accomplishment. This week I wasn't able to have my one hour chat with David which I hope we have time next week because I feel as if I learn more German that way than just looking up definitions.
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