Today we had our first test. It was kind of what I was expecting which was good and bad. I have the best pronunciation and tones out of everyone in the class, but that's where my excellence stops. I'm very slow when it comes to speaking and have a hard time writing the characters (I'm OK reading them for the most part). So the test involved writing Chinese characters and Pinyin notation for five words that the teacher spoke, and the rest was fill in the blanks and multiple choice about grammar. I scored 93% which I think was kind of generous. The other people around me got 98%, 96%, 92% and 90%. Everyone in the class is pretty smart so I'm not too surprised about the high marks from the others. I'll take the 93%, but I wish that I had done better.
I think that there is just too much information to digest in the first two weeks. The teacher said today that the class used to only cover 8 chapters over the 11 weeks, but the school is requiring all 12 chapters of the book in an 11 week period. I haven't been in school in a long time so this is pretty rough. I also think that getting older also makes learning things a little more difficult, especially a second language.
I feel like I'm starting to burn out a little bit too. I've been studying so hard that I think I've kind of reached a limit and need to pull back some. I think the classes are now going to deal less with vocabulary and fundamentals and more on grammar and new characters. This isn't so great for me, but if it can be limited to just those two areas primarily, I think I can handle it.
Jim
I think that there is just too much information to digest in the first two weeks. The teacher said today that the class used to only cover 8 chapters over the 11 weeks, but the school is requiring all 12 chapters of the book in an 11 week period. I haven't been in school in a long time so this is pretty rough. I also think that getting older also makes learning things a little more difficult, especially a second language.
I feel like I'm starting to burn out a little bit too. I've been studying so hard that I think I've kind of reached a limit and need to pull back some. I think the classes are now going to deal less with vocabulary and fundamentals and more on grammar and new characters. This isn't so great for me, but if it can be limited to just those two areas primarily, I think I can handle it.
Jim
I think you did great~
ReplyDeleteEveryone around are all really impressed with what you've learned in such a short period of time.
Yeah, I do think you should take it easy too.
Cgirl
Good Job!
ReplyDeleteKeep up the good work but be sure to take time out for yourself.