Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Charlie_CO2
Yesterday I observed a group 4B grammar course, and I was incredibly impressed. The class opened with the instructor asking a few open-ended questions such as "Of the products you purchase, which have the most effective packaging? Why?" I think I would have a hard time answering this questions, and I think my English is pretty good. These questions ultimately led into noun clauses and their application in the English language. Without being embarrassed, I can admit that when I saw "Noun Clauses" appear on the Powerpoint, I had no clue what they were. Then, of course, he provided some examples and an explanation, and I was reminded of the grammatical name of something native speakers use daily. The class continued by reading a passage and underlining noun clauses and adverbial phrases and converting them from one form to another. Once the class ended, he and I had a great conversation about how difficult it can seem to share an implicit knowledge with someone who needs an explicit explanation. Overall, the class was very advanced, borderline fluent, and it was a great comparison to the level 2 reading class I observed last week.
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Charlie,
ReplyDeleteI'm glad that you had a good experience with your second classroom observation. I'll be observing a group 4A class tomorrow and I'm excited to see how they differ from my last class (2b). Just wanted to let you know that there's no need to be embarrassed over not knowing what "noun clauses" were. I (admittedly) don't know what they are either! It's interesting how we can be ignorant to grammar rules and their corresponding names even though we use them in our everyday speech!