Student’s name
Name of lecturer
Course Number
Date of assignment
Foundational Knowledge
My goal for foundational knowledge was to gain insight about how an international student, who has made a big change of life by deciding to study abroad, can be able to adapt to the new environment and learn. Dr. Flink is of the opinion that for one to build a good foundation for learning he or she must be able to understand and remember the ideas and information they receive. This really helped me as I had to learn the language of the country I had gone to study in given that my language was different from theirs. The main achievement that I gained at this stage was the ability to learn and use the foreign language effectively as this was the basis for all my education. All the classes are offered in this language. I also had to understand the culture of the people in my new environment in order to blend well with them.
Application and integration
My objective here was to improve my language and cultural skills and come up with effective ways of using the knowledge I obtained at the foundational stage to better my learning environment in my new school. In the course of measuring the application process, I evaluated the things I mostly needed to review, how I could review them and the accompanying consequences of my intended changes. To continue applying my new learned language, I had to keep on speaking and make sure that there was someone who could correct me, when I went wrong. I also had close relations with the native people in order to get to understand their culture better. Instead of getting discouraged at my failure to adapt to the new culture and language, I took it in stride, and used it as an avenue to better understanding. Through the integration of the skills I had previously attained at my home country and the ones I was learning here, I was able to form a cordial relationship between myself and the other students. I had also to manage may time very well so that I could get some extra time to catch up with my leaning.
Human dimension
My objective in the human dimension of learning was the rethink how my relationship with the other students had been in the past. Of emphasis, will be how these relationships I had developed would benefit both me and the other people around me in school. I will also consider the fate of these relationships in future whether they will remain to be strong or they will fade with time. From the information acquired here, I will be able to understand the dynamics of having to deal with people of diverse cultures, and how we can blend perfectly to avoid any confrontations on personality grounds. Iam also able to understand that the best way to navigate away from personal differences is to make sure that you air your views in a way that everybody will understand and appreciate you. This will form the right and strong basis on which one ban move forward successfully.
Caring
From the beginning when I embarked on the journey of education, my main aim was to get education that will help me better the lives of my people in my native land. Being a girl that came from a society that puts less emphasis on girl’s education, my main aim will be to advocate for change in this area having experienced different cultures and languages while at school. I wanted to experience education in new cultures and language so that I can have a feel of what other cultures and people feel about the different cultures. This will help me come up with appropriate and efficient ways of managing education in my home country. I care more about making commitments to this change and I greatly feel that I owe it to my country men who have given me the opportunity to go out and learn and eventually bring change that will make their lives better
Learning How to Learn
One of the most important attributes of learning is to understand how to learn. For one to understand how to learn, there are several things that one has to be involved in. First, the person must be able to participate actively in the learning process. Secondly, they should be able to reflect on what they have been taught. Lastly, the person must be able to embrace the change that has been brought about by the education. By actively interacting with the classmates and being able to understand the Dr Fink’s approach to learning, I have learnedsomething. The completion of this project is also a good indicator that i am learning to learn. This is because initially I could not use this language, but through leaning I have been able to tackle this assignment with great success. Through this I can be able to tackle other assignments, that I initially could not tackle.
