FATEMA ALMAZROUEI (Homework #2)

Reflection about cultural fest:
I met three people in the cultural fest, but before I approached  them I was nervous and shy. The first person who I talked with was kind and helpful. We shared some information, and at the end, she gave me advice where can I find people. I tried to go to the place where I can talk to the people, but I couldn't because they run away when I just say hello.

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Therefore,  the teacher helped me to speak to the other two people. And they were really friendly, and so I spoke with them comfortably. I tried to use the improv skills like saying yes and listening, but I forgot about the intention and trunk movement.

The experience was very valuable because I got to know new information. I think the more I practice speaking, the more I can improve my speaking and improv skills. I need some time to talk to people because I cannot approach people suddenly. That is why I was nervous and scared to talk to the people at the cultural fest. Finally, I enjoyed the cultural fest and I got some positive reflection.

Remember! Always make your partner look good!

HAMDAN ALMARZOOQI (Homework #1)

3 vowels are in each word :

*Rock

*Doctors

*book 

1 - We should stop that noisy rock music because Robert is so annoyed.

2 - Hey I have an idea, lets talk to the doctors to take some snapshots for the new robot that is used for the surgery.

3 - You could have booked some goods by calling.

 REFLECTIONS coming...

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MARIA GABRIELA URDANETA (Homework #1)

Reflection

 The experience was really good. Despite that it was something new for me because I had never done it before, I think that I did a good job.  In each scene, first, I started talking with people who I chose about any topic already with the emotion that I wanted to show such as frustration, curiosity, excitement, so on. In that way, it was easy to say my prompts with the emotions that I chose for each one.

One thing that surprised me was in two of the scenes that my prompts was out of context in the conversation, and the girl  who I was talking to  didn’t know about the assignment and she received that without any bad comment, and we continued talking for around 20 minutes more. I believe that was really successful because I think I followed the rules of improvisation and not only I, the people who I was talking too. They received my ideas and made me look good unconsciously the same as I did.

The most difficult emotions to show people so that they could understand my intention was frustration because they confused that one with sadness. In my opinion, to show frustration was really hard for me. On the other hand, the most important thing that I did to communicate my intention was starting each conversation with the same emotion that I wanted to project my prompt.

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ABDULLA ALSHEHHI (Homework #1)

1 /au/: Now that the crowd is about to leave downtown, I have to stick around the house.
( happy / frustrated )


2 /ae/ : The bad fat man laughed for half hour, so I left the class.
( angry / suspicious )

3/u/ : Your two new boots and my new suit are really beautiful.
( Excited / business like )

 I really think that rules of improve are rules for live this is what I learned from these rules. Make mistake, is a rule that encourage us to make wrong or stupid things, but in the end we will learn a lot of things. Rules of improve toughed me that fun is how much you try to do new things and you do it. Trying to do new things is like breaking your boundaries to create new ones which can accept the other person, but more importantly you can discover your abilities and your personality. Understanding your personality will make it easier to communicate with native Americans because you will understand the way you feel(reactions) when you approach someone and you will overcome this feeling. I really believe improve speaking is a good way to discover your self.

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PAULA RODRIGUEZ (Homework #1)

STEP 1 (VOWEL): Identify three vowel sounds that you have the greatest difficulty saying.

                VOWEL#1: the sound /o/ in the word “taught”

                VOWEL#2: the sound /e/ in the word “third”

                VOWEL#3: the sound /u/ in the word “woman”

STEP 2 (PROMPT): Write the “prompts” for three different improv scenes.        

PROMPT#1: For the vowel sound /o/:

                             My mother taught me that I have to work hard. She is my example because she fought for her dreams. This is the law of life.

PROMPT#2: For the vowel sound /e/:

                             Today is April 3^rd   (third). I didn’t pay my rent, and I don’t remember the terms of payment.

PROMPT#3: For the vowel sound /u/:

                             I could play tennis last night. I met a friendly woman.

STEP 3 (EMOTION): For each prompt, choose two distinctly different emotions.

#1: Proud ßà Sad

#2: Worried ß à Happy

#3: Excited ß à Mysterious

REFLECTION

Our first homework was AMAZING.  I noticed a lot of differences in my manner to communicate my feelings and information.  Moreover, I am so happy because I met my goal: my “victims” didn’t know about my acting.  I think this step was the most difficult because I had to mix verbal and nonverbal communication.  For example, I had to pronounce the words correctly, think on an emotion, use gestures and facial expressions, and do my best improvisation.  I thought that it was impossible, but I could transmit my intention, and people answered me according to my emotion.  It was exciting for me as I felt that I was doing a god job using different improvisation rules.

   People reactions were different.  My interactions were with three friends, one teacher, and two native speakers.  When my emotions were pride, worry, and excitement, people followed my conversations.  For instance, I was talking with a teacher who showed her preoccupation and gave me suggestions when I said it: “Today is April 3^rd . I didn’t pay my rent, and I don’t remember the terms of payment.”  In that moment, I wanted to laugh.  Nevertheless, I had to control my emotions. This improvisation was hard for me.

When my emotions were sadness, happiness, and mystery, people felt curious about my conversations.  I was talking about a specific topic, and they hoped a different reaction.  For this reason, my friends looked at me strangely; however, they continued talking with me.

Without a doubt, this experience was different and helpful to improve my conversations and improvisation.  Thanks Ruth for this great course.          

HANA YU (Homework #2)

HANA YU AT THE GT CULTURE FEST

The Culture Festival is very interesting. At the beginning of the festival, I felt bored because I had to do homework, but it wasn't homework anymore. It’s a valuable experience.

First, I really want to try Thai food, I went to the Thai culture table. Because I have never been Thailand before, I wanted to know about their culture. I really wanted to try Thai food too, so I went to Thai culture table. Unfortunately, there isn’t any Thai food. I said pitifully “I was really looking forward to trying some Thai food.” That was the beginning of the conversation. Although I didn’t say hello to the Thai girl, our conversation could be started. That was amazing. After this first scene, I got confidence for this task.

I volunteered at my country’s table. I could meet much more people from other countries, and I could be known their culture, too. While I was volunteering, I got more opportunities to talk about my culture and other foreign cultures. To volunteer at my country’s table gives a merit. I could continue to share cultures as long as I can. I used some traditional stuff from my country. I offered some coffee and cookies, I showed K pop music video as I explained my culture. As a result, people who have other cultures stayed, and we could share each culture together. 

REFLECTIONS

While I was doing the homework at GT culture festival, I felt nervous first. Because someone may not know about Korea at all, but after I experienced Taiwanese culture, I became brave. And I used improv skills, especially I heard carefully, and I tried find what they wanted to know. I used a laptop and showed them k pop video. We shared each language's greeting. The interesting thing is that because I heard what they said to me, what they wanted me to know, eventually I got it, and I could give them the information about my culture. When I felt curious I could show them using my voice and face and action. But the different thing is I felt like the limit to get closer each other. But I tried to make them stay to talking to me as long as I could. My different actions made them feel more curious. So we could keep in conversation.

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OMRAN ALRAWAHI (Homework #2)

When I arrived to the cultural fest I was amazed. I didn’t expect that it would be like that. I was expecting something simple. I started wondering around looking for someone to talk to but, I took too long. I was afraid that I would fail and the person would ignore me, but I gathered my confidence and tried my best.

The first one I spoke with is a student that was presenting his country which is Thailand. I was confident and spoke clearly. I listened carefully when he spoke and asked many questions. After he finished his presentation, I offered him information about my culture and luckily he was interested. I told him everything about my country like the tallest building and he was amazed. I was happy and excited while speaking with him. He, also, taught me how to use chopsticks, and I was able to do it at last.

The second person I spoke to was a Georgia Tech student. He was sitting with his friends. At first I was reluctant to go and speak to him because he seemed not interested in the cultural fest but I tried anyway. I approached him slowly and asked him for a minute from his time and he agreed. I introduced myself clearly using the proper pronunciation and good body language. I told him about my country, but he was not interested at all because he already knew many things about my country. So to keep the conversation flowing, I asked him about his country which is the US. I asked him about the student life and many things. When I finished I thanked him and took a picture with him. I felt great when I finished because I was able to keep the conversation for too long while the student is not interested.

Finally, the third person is also a Georgia Tech student. He was sitting alone waiting for someone I think. I took my chance and approached him. I introduced myself and he welcomed me with a good smile. He was interested and asked a lot of questions about my country and culture. We spoke more than 10 minutes. We exchanged information about our cultures. He was from Columbia but raised in Spain. We also spoke about the student life in GT. He told me that it is hard and you almost don’t have a life. We laughed a lot and had fun chatting. It was a good experience and thanks to this class I was able to speak fluently and not afraid about making any mistake.

Remember! Always make your partner look good!