We had our first evals last Wednesday and Thursday and then received our ‘progress report’ on Sunday. Excerpts from both the reports are below. Enjoy!
NCLA Consultant Report
For: Chris Hostetter
Level: Basic level 1st eval
Date: Nov 16, 2011
Location: Benson (Ben) & Helen’s house
Culture/Language helper: Benson
Overall Impression: You’re doing well Chris. You’re talking and trying to fit into the culture which is great. It was exciting to see how you and Benson felt comfortable with each other. You tried to make a joke here and there which is good. You’re not afraid to try and that’s what’s needed. You’ve made good progress within the time here already. Nice to see you trying the rugby sport that’s new to ya.
NCLA Level: Chris has been informed about the different levels of communication tasks. I went through the Basic level communications tasks with Chris. He did very well and is moving right along I would put him at a Basic High boarding the progressive low. He seems to be getting out regularly and building relationships.
General Recommendations- Chris, my recommendations for you are to work on your vowels. You have a tendency to relax your mouth and allow your vowels to come out as vowel glides. This is normal for the beginning and it will get better but you will have to listen and mimic maybe to some recordings.
To make sentences flow well, you’ll need to work on using “long” (for, at, to, about) and practice the “bai” and “bin” usage. Keep asking questions to learn. Get recordings of stories or conversations amongst themselves.
Chris, I really have enjoyed getting to know you these days and find that you are an easy guy to talk to. I can see you doing well with the people in this country. Great work, Chris!