Wednesday, June 01, 2005
Maybe fifteen people registered for my German class, with half those coming from the other German class. Latin is hugely popular, apparently, but again with only three people from the class I took last semester.
Berna, the Turkish/German graduate student/instructor, insistently speaks German through the entire class period, whereas Eike spoke it less than half, I suppose. She speaks at a rate such that I usually understand what she says, or I at least discern each separate word, if I may not be familiar with it. She seems better organized than Eike, but will still only cover about five chapters in four weeks. That cannot prove too difficult.
The Latin graduate student/instructor began a thorough, basic review, during which my eyes glazed, but she presents the material in a manner that indicates she might be a better teacher than my last instructor. He was good, but I still don't feel adequately prepared for translations, although that might be more as a result of my lax study habits. I am more anal about learning Latin than German, because Latin consists of more independent work.
Ich habe Hausaufgaben.
[Lauree Frances Keith concluded this diatribe at 11:18 AM]