Class today covered the rest of the present tenses with negative and question formation. The class went very well. We had only 16 students today so I guess the beginners have decided to wait until September for the 9 week Beginner course. It was good having a new neighborhood of learners. This will make for a large class in the fall.
June 19th
Hot and humid was the weather forecast and I dreaded the heat build-up in the parlor. But the windows were open and a fan was on and the room was very comfortable.
We are still adding students and the class has gotten quite large. Many of the students are not at the intermediate level but with the help of Hser Nay Chris and her brother, K Paw Htoo, students seem to be learning a lot. We worked on the present tenses, simple and continuous, today.
We have decided to continue the Grammar class in the second Summer Session and save the Writing Our Life Stores for a later date. Cheryl Zeiner visited today and offered to do two session of informal English conversation practice while I am in Cuba. Thanks, Cheryl.
June 12th
Today's class was a little less eventful. There were several new students, most of which were beginners. Several of the advanced students were missing; some to a women's conference and others to doctor's appointments. There has been no continuity to this session. We started the present verb tenses [simple and continuous] and will continue with this next session. Question formation will also be a big part of the next class.
June 5th
The first Grammar class for Intermediate/Advanced students got off to a shaky start.
Pulaski Circle was blocked to traffic because of a Marathon in Bushnell Park. The custodian wasn't at the church to open the doors at 8:45 for the 9:00 class. The burglar alarm went off when we finally entered at 9:30 and he didn't have the code to turn it off. The Parlor was stifling hot and the fans had not arrived. The whiteboard was still at Pastor Gie Dor's house. The chalkboard had only the tiniest piece of chalk available. There were several beginner students among the 23 present for the class.
The good news is that the students sat at card tables in groups of fours, mixing ability levels. They were attentive to what was being presented. The class was about NOUNS and we found seventeen of them in The Lord's Prayer. We had a wonderful time in spite of our obstacles. We prayed at opening for help in learning and prayed in closing with thanks for the opportunity to come together and learn a new language.
God is good!
