With my first week of classes almost behind me, I'm ready to begin looking at a full years curriculum. My classes are broken out into two levels, beginner and advanced and then again into 1st year students of the college and 2nd year students. I don't see much difference in the grade levels as far as ability goes, and the beginners are truly beginners with the advanced being more low to mid intermediate speakers. Class times were originally set for 2-50 minute sessions per level/grade but I was given flexibilty to allow no break time and just go straight through with a 90-95 minute lesson instead. All of my classes have opted for this arrangement, so that's good for me! My schedule has been set up for about 7 classes per week with Thursday being my heaviest load....1-95 minute class in the morning and 2 back to back in the afternoon. I have Mondays off and Fridays seem to be intermittent with either 1 class or no classes. This helps me to have time to put lesson plans together and devise a system of study and testing for them!
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I hope to get in some hiking before the colder weather sets in.....I do find it funny that I walk around in short sleeve shirts roasting and everyone else is bundled up like its the middle of winter! Lupka, who spent a summer in vancouver at New Heights, says its because everything in America is air conditioned and so I am hot because I am used to everything being cooler. I don't know if she is right, but it is an interesting thought!
Today I go with a missionary couple here from Minnesota to buy a T.V. The one they have at their apartment is broken. I don't have one, which is fine with me....but they want to get one, so they asked me about going in on one with them - they'll use it until they leave in December and then give it to me! I think that's a great deal, so we will go to the local electronics store and see about buying one. Watching Slovak television will be good for my language learning skills!
Until next time....
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2 comments:
Hi Mary, This is Brook's mom. I wanted to comment about the folks being bundled up when it doesn't seem that cold.(Think about their past-being under communism and no easy doctor access) I understand it to be a mindset that if you get sick if you get cold. You will probably not notice any babies or small children out much in the winter and the homes kept very warm. FYI usually after someone is in another country and mostly only hears that language after about 2 weeks they can hardly bear the sound of that language. I think it is a persons mind just getting used to it. It lasts a day or so then goes away. So if you feel like screaming you will know why! Acclimation.
This site makes me miss being in
Eastern Europe.
God's blessing and peace to you Linda : )
Hi Linda (and Brook!),
Thanks for the tips - I haven't experienced the language thing - I guess I am fortunate in that I love the way their language sounds.....but I have a couple of English speaking missionaries here too that I have been spending time with so maybe the acclimation process isn't as uncomfortable. Anyway, I can certainly understand why you miss Europe! It is very beautiful here and the people are so warm and friendly...it will be hard to go back to ordinary life after this! :o)
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