Deutsche Klasse ist Nicht Unmöglich!
by Redfokker on Jun.24, 2010, under Non Traditional Journey
Ich muss mich verrückt!! As a Nontraditional Student, I always set high expectations for myself. Taking a full year of German in the space of one Summer Term may just test this theory. Hence, the title of this post which translates to German class is not impossible!! Here it is, only Thursday, 4 days into the class and we had our first exam this morning. I felt pretty good about my results, but results will be in tomorrow. The second day of class had a vocab quiz and already the second vocab quiz is tomorrow! Herr Stehr, my instructor wrote the textbook and program we are using. It is an award-winning language course and it’s methods are quite innovative. Our instructor teaches the rules about German sentence structure and grammar, not just rote memorization. It is a little daunting in such a fast paced setting as Summer session, but the total immersion factor is a plus. My wife and I drill each other (her drilling me is more accurate, really…) on the way to campus every morning. I’m not sure that I would be making this kind of progress alone. The supportive spouse actually taking a class with the non trad is definitely not the norm, so I am truly blessed. In fact, we are both Non Traditional Students. My wife has already graduated from Oregon State University and is a CPA, so she really is going out of her way to support her non trad hubby. Non Traditional Students need all the family support they can get. I’m actually getting extra special support! I’ll have to ask Herr Stehr how to say “non trad” in German… Ich muss mich verrückt translates to: I MUST BE CRAZY!!
Time to study more German Vocab for tomorrow’s test now. Tschüss!!
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June 25th, 2010 on 3:53 pm
I am not worthy!! This class sounds so hard. It is great you are getting some help. Now I should say something cool in German to keep with your blog’s theme…. Okay I looked it up. Viel Glück! And yes, you are very crazy. But you will be happy at the end of the class, I am sure. I wonder if anyone will drop out. Hmmmmmm……
July 11th, 2010 on 6:11 am
July 11, 2010
Hi Redfokker,
I see that you visit my blog quite often and I was wondering if you are interested in any of the subjects that I write about: jewellery-making, the passage of time, animals or odd historical events that I sometimes mention in my posts to keep readers from falling asleep.
You sound like you might be an interesting kind of a guy.
Please leave a note / comment / email sometime when you have the time. It might be fun to chat.
Best wishes,
Anna
July 21st, 2010 on 2:31 am
I thought I was hardcore for taking a professional development class over the summer.
September 21st, 2010 on 11:41 pm
Wow, it was a pretty big training for me to read this in german because I almost forget that language but the main idea I think I understood.
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