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The Grammar

2005-06-01T02:20:00.000-07:00

1. I think the grammar easy for learning is 進行形. We may only learn this grammar's form ( be + Verb + ing ) and 1 meaning ( procession ) . The variation of verb " be " and how to make question sentence are same with verb " be " , so we can understand it soon .

I also think the grammar difficult for learning is 一般動詞 . First of all , we can't understand the defference between this grammar and verb " be " easily . In the case that the subject is 三人称単数 , we must put " s " or " es " on the verb . In that case , we also must use "Does " in place of " Do " when we make question sentence or negative sentence but we can't understand 三人称単数 , as much .

2. I think the grammar easy for teaching is 受身形 . This grammar is similar to 進行形 . We only teach this grammar's form ( be + perfect participle ) and only 1 meaning ( passive voice ) but it will be hard for students to memorize perfect participle words .

I also think the grammar difficult for learning is also 一般動詞 . I do part-time-job in cram school as English teacher , there are many students who confuse verb " be " with 一般動詞 and can't understand 三人称単数 . I have no idea how to teach it .

About Sniffle's lesson

2005-05-23T20:25:00.000-07:00

What I particularly liked about Sniffle's lesson are that in the story of the textbook, they taught us prices of foods by using money's picutures and expressed what they want to say with gesture. Using picture or gesuture are easy for me to understand English for visual, so the student who don't understand English at all should understand what they say.

What they might try doing differentry in the future is the test for learning how to say numbers in English. I think it is good for students to ceck their understanding by using the price list in the textbook and ask them a question about how to say numbers in English.

HOMEWORK

2005-05-15T23:51:00.000-07:00

May 9's homework

1. I understood how tercher teach us Spanish words. I think connecting people's names and some words made the input complehensible. Teacher taught some words with diagrams and taught everything by Spanish with gesture to make the language easier to understand. I think it was visual education.

2.　I learned a few words but don't understand new grammar at all.

3. I tought it is difficult to learn new foreign language. I understood student's feelings who learn English first.

May 17's homework

I agree with three steps to teaching vocabulary through input in last class. In three steps, I found step 2 is the most helpful.
Because in last class, I understood any meanings of new words by being talked about picutures or charts and I think using total physical response or students as example are very easy to learn new words in this class. This step will be helpful when I will teach students English.
In this lesson, there aren't points I disagree or did not find helpful.