Monday, May 10, 2004
This class was intense! There were new faces in class. Each one had a very good understanding of ASL. The teacher began with Classifiers and the lesson just zoomed by. He gave a ten minute story at the beginning of the class. I only extracted a few signs but understood generally what was expressed. I felt so very humble in that advanced class- as if I was a beginner. Looking through the book I see that this class will be a struggle for me. The first chapter seems so filled with information. I feel somewhat overwhelmed but I will keep at it. Once this class ends I will need to review all the material I have gathered until now and digest it. It seems to me that I am swallowing the lessons without the luxury of processing what I am learning. And now with this class everyone is signing very, very well and I am behind. I will continue with the class and gather all the lessons as a sponge- just gathering information in order to assimilate it after the term.
This class will be a challenge for me and I will continue with it even if I fall on my face. I will do my best; I will study every single day too. It’s good that other students are so well ahead, that means that I will learn much not only from my teacher but from fellow students. I will concentrate on learning my classifiers and focus on phrases instead of concept and individual signs. Let’s see what happens during this term.
When signing a classifier make certain to sign the subject first.
This class will be a challenge for me and I will continue with it even if I fall on my face. I will do my best; I will study every single day too. It’s good that other students are so well ahead, that means that I will learn much not only from my teacher but from fellow students. I will concentrate on learning my classifiers and focus on phrases instead of concept and individual signs. Let’s see what happens during this term.
When signing a classifier make certain to sign the subject first.
