As mentioned yesterday, we had a substitute teacher in Polish today - our professor is in, I think, Lublin. (Does NOT rhyme with Dublin!)
She was terrific - lots of interaction, lots of pushing the envelope of new vocabulary. That's not to take anything away from our usual professor, who is fantastic at keeping us interested for 3+ hours every Tuesday - but this woman had a much more relaxed approach - don't worry so much about endings, because people will understand you even if you are wrong. Work on building vocabulary: if you don't know a word, look it up; don't confine yourselves to the arbitrary vocab of the textbook. Learn opposites (if you learn "wide," look up "narrow" too - it will help you remember). There was just a real joy for the language that she communicated that really broadened my scared, will-I-get-the-right-ending point of view.
Of course, this joy comes at a price - and the price is sheer exhaustion. 'Til tomorrow...
Posted by otto0114 at October 12, 2004 11:24 PMI think her approach can also help you improve your communication skill. In future times, you will encounter times when you will remember a word because of its opposite. When it comes, give her some credit.
There are many and various ways to improve communication skill. Some may just be in disguise or you just didn't realize.
Posted by: Improve Communication Skill at August 3, 2007 05:05 PM