Rie Yamada presented on her experience taking IB English A2 for two years. She discussed the challenges of the class, including difficulties with the language, the large time commitment of reading and writing, and feelings of struggle. However, she noted improvements in both her English skills and attitude toward learning. She reflected on how her emotions influenced her learning, with positive emotions helping her perform better and negative emotions impeding her learning. Rie also discussed how being a second language learner presented difficulties but how she sometimes used it as an excuse rather than acknowledging a lack of effort.

1. SENIOR SEMINAR
PRESENTATION
Rie Yamada

2. WAYS OF KNOWING
• Reason
• Emotion
• Language
• Perception

3. TWO YEARS OF IB ENGLISH A2
 The most challenging class
 Improvements on both English skills and
attitude toward learning
 IB English A2 for two years
• Difficulty associated with language
• Tremendous amount of time spent
on readingand writing
• Struggle→ But kept trying

4. WOK: LANGUAGE
A second language learner
 Difficulties associated with language
 Problems with translation
→ Work as a barrier to learning
 Usedas an excuse for not doing well
→ Overlooked the lack of my efforts

5. WOK: EMOTION
 Difficulties
and challenges→ discouragement
 Improvements → happiness, confidence
 Emotions influence learning attitude
 Positive emotions help perform better
 Negative emotions impede to learn
 Importance of emotional motivation

6. REFLECTION
 What impact does what you have
studied in class have on your
learning experiences?
 What do you know about yourself
as a student that will change how
you approach learning in the
future?