This week's drawing lessons about choosing how high to put the horizon line and about choosing a vanishing point and placing it on that line, led me to drawing a parallel between these ideas and choosing language learning goals in order to offer the desired perspective on the "shapes" and "objects" of language-learning: vocabulary, pronunciation, grammar, the 4 skills (RWLS) and so on.
Furthermore, it seems that the space between and 'above' objects is vital to determining the desired perspective on objects. In drawing this space might be the space between objects, the air, the sky.
I learned that the higher the horizon line is placed in a drawing, the more it looks like one is looking down on the object. I tested this from my 13-story apartment and it seems true. The lower the line, the more one appears to be looking up. Could this be compared to the relative consideration of the 'shapes' of language as whole entities, versus the detailed breakdown of these? For example, a higher 'horizon line' would allow one to focus on the context parts of words versus on the parts making up each word.
Practice Sketches that led to the above musings.
What appears below, despite the flaws, is the result of a thoroughly enjoyable couple of drawing sessions.
My hope is that I will be able to continue to inspire myself as a language-learner, and other language learners, to enjoy "the ride". My 'vanishing point' for this time of my life in Spanish is to be able to carry out a conversation with a native speaker on subjects related to daily life - a conversation that will allow us to communicate with relative ease. This is an immediate goal. My ultimate goal is to share my language learning experience and learned strategies and tips with other language learners. These goals help me continue to draw the lines I need to prioritize the many facets of language. acquisition.
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