[nabs-l] French class

[Brandon Keith Biggs]

Hello,
I am in a french class where the teacher doesn't believe in translating 
anything
It is beginning french and half of her class is her drawing pictures and 
words on the board.
She says the word in french, draws the picture and erases it.
To say I am lost is to put it mildly. I speak a little Italian, so can 
get some things because they are the same in Italian or really near. But 
she does maybe a hundred words a day and goes way too fast for me to 
write down all the words and put them through a translater or ask her 
after class.
She talked for 20 minutes and I had no idea she was talking about time 
until she explained in English that you have to use the 24 hour system 
in France for official time.
Does anyone know how I can make this type of class work? I really would 
like to take at least one language class in a class room. So far 
everything has been on my own.
Thank you,

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Brandon Keith Biggs