Comments on: Level Check

By: Jessica Marie

Jessica Marie — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:52:42 +0000

That’s the problem; I have two hours of private lessons a month, though I try to do something with it every day. I go through phases where I try to think using French, but it fizzles.

By: karen

karen — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:43:39 +0000

Jessica: Group lessons are expensive. I’m only taking them because I need Japanese to make it easier to live here. If it was something I was learning for personal development I don’t think I would want to spend the money – especially as I already have four hours of private lessons a week.

Norwin: The whole thing maddened me. I’m also too much of a geek to cope with questions like “Can you eat natto”. Of course I *can* eat it but why would I want to? On the bright side it does mean that I should get to review a lot of material I’m supposed to know in the conversation class. My vocab is weak so this should really help.

By: Norwin

Norwin — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:37:16 +0000

The irony here is of course that the answers you’ve used as your examples showed more of a grasp of the language than the standard answers she wanted would have!

By: Jessica Marie

Jessica Marie — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:33:22 +0000

That sounds frustrating. I have the same problem with conversation skills, but there isn’t really anything for me here, short of taking expensive group lessons.