This is solid advice and is something that I wished I heard and realized sooner back when I studied French, especially here at the UO. I think my own experience studying the language was definitely not enjoyable and memorable so understanding how critical it is for your mindset to be one way when doing such a large and heavy task, like learning a language, is important for that overall success. This can be applied to all other aspects of life but especially with language learning, I would say it's imperative that the experience is something that benefits you and is really something that is being enjoyed.

These strategies to turn our motivations intrinsic are good ideas. It relates back to the idea of the growth mindset and how we have to think in different ways in order to grow and in this case, we are thinking of different motivations that might help us in our language learning journey. To side note, it relates to my own desire to want to be more intrinsically motivated to work on and be better at more tasks and responsibilities of my life like school and taking care of myself. These ideas can influence how I think and utilize my mindset to shift and help to shape the motivations behind working on and doing the things I need to do to be more intrinsic just like with learning a language.

This is really cool to hear about and see. It's always good to see that local and native languages are given concerted efforts in preserving and maintaining. It reminds me of my own growing up and when I went to middle school in the Marshall Islands. There are plenty and plenty of native Marshallese speakers who speak and read/write fluently, but it was really interesting and cool to see how so many of the kids in my middle school on my first day also spoke fluent English and I was actually comforted because I never really practice my Marshallese when I grew up and went to elementary school here in Oregon so it was surprising to be able to communicate with everyone on my first day. The historical context of this makes a lot of sense though with the Marshallese and US relations but I came to learn more about how English is intentionally taught to all kids in the country. I wished we learned more Marshallese formally at the school I went to, I wasn't sure how other schools learned Marshallese, but the few months where my school had us learn was super fun and helpful as it helped me develop and hone in my ability to speak and read and write the language I first learned how to speak.

I think this statement is a great way to think of and really encapsulate how these two concepts are different and it helps to push the idea of how communication is much more than just words that are spoken. I very much agree with this like with many of you, and it reminds me of how critical it is behind our intention in communicating, which we talked about today, because of how purpose and intent is vital because in my personal opinion, I would want to communicate effectively and not just let my words be meaningless, especially with communicating with my friends and family who are important to me. I'd argue that this would help in all other aspects of life too, like in workplaces and in school, so understanding and recognizing the power of communication and its difference with language can be beneficial to our overall society.