[nabs-l] French class

[minh ha]

Brandon,

I think a conversation with your professor would be extremely
beneficial. Perhaps she doesn't understand that you cant follow what
she's doing when she's drawing pictures on the board and rapidly
speaking in French. Another suggestion I have is getting a notetaker
for the class. I'm sure a lot of people oppose the idea of a
notetaker, but I found that when I was taking elementary Italian, it
was really helpful to have someone write down what my professor was
writing on the board. The notes allowed me to learn the spelling and
accent marks of the words.

Minh

On 10/2/13, Brandon Keith Biggs <brandonkeithbiggs at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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,
>
> --
> Brandon Keith Biggs
>
>
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