tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164556861454970487.post1130372693376356151..comments2023-10-08T05:00:23.559-04:00Comments on Clarissa's Blog: Giving UpClarissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11027134365260069910noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164556861454970487.post-25299441591866783082011-04-20T14:18:27.015-04:002011-04-20T14:18:27.015-04:00Gosh, I hope this is not a trend I'm seeing be...Gosh, I hope this is not a trend I'm seeing because that would be scary.Clarissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11027134365260069910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164556861454970487.post-42543871817989561952011-04-20T14:15:50.933-04:002011-04-20T14:15:50.933-04:00I've often done what Anon., SP and PT say - I ...I've often done what Anon., SP and PT say - I mean, for years these things worked - but now with the helicopter parents and the customer service model of education people bring from high school, there are groups with which nothing works.cinehttp://cinemanovo.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164556861454970487.post-70198132449829768782011-04-20T09:32:19.754-04:002011-04-20T09:32:19.754-04:00Is it possible to say next time you teach this cou...Is it possible to say next time you teach this course: "English spoken in this classroom will result in lowered credit towards your participation grade." In Spanish, of course. Then ostentatiously make a note whenever anyone says anything in English.Pagan Topologisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01611788563582362688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164556861454970487.post-71333001281513113112011-04-20T08:48:25.501-04:002011-04-20T08:48:25.501-04:00I usually ask them to prepare very specific dialog...I usually ask them to prepare very specific dialogues: <br />Person 1 says hello<br />Person 2 asks how she/he is doing<br />Person 1 says she is feeling fine and she wants to go to the movies<br />Person 2 asks what type of movies Person 1 likes<br />....<br />You can make those instructions as long as you want. And I told them that every one of the groups will come to the front of the class to represent the dialogue. It's really time consuming and sort of fake in a sense, but after the third time you do it, they get a little more used to speaking in SpanishSpanish profhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04248530328973177920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164556861454970487.post-90871725422224536012011-04-20T00:15:02.845-04:002011-04-20T00:15:02.845-04:00That broken record only works in certain, very spe...That broken record only works in certain, very specific conditions, and I don't have them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164556861454970487.post-2853330312995356882011-04-20T00:14:51.347-04:002011-04-20T00:14:51.347-04:00The funniest thing is that I had two of these stud...The funniest thing is that I had two of these students in a previous class and they were great. Spoke Spanish in class all the time, even though it was a much lower level course. <br /><br />Group dynamic is a very powerful thing.Clarissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11027134365260069910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164556861454970487.post-31430127867850029752011-04-20T00:13:41.105-04:002011-04-20T00:13:41.105-04:00Have tried that. :-) It is always followed by long...Have tried that. :-) It is always followed by long, loud and obnoxious conversations in English, "What did she say? Huh? Is that what she said? Tell me, I didn't hear it. What? Huh?"<br /><br />I am so done with them at this point.Clarissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11027134365260069910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164556861454970487.post-76971470428146423812011-04-20T00:08:46.971-04:002011-04-20T00:08:46.971-04:00You still have the broken record left. "Lo si...You still have the broken record left. "Lo siento. Yo no entiendo. No hablo Inglés."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com