Language classes, Monday

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Good morning.

There seems to be some questions regarding the in-class presentations. I expect every student to do one. It should be between three and five minutes long, regarding some aspect of history or culture of any of the languages you are studying. For the first presentation you may do it in English or your native tongue. Visuals are encouraged: let me know if you will need a VCR or projector. If you need ideas, see me during office hours or lab.

I will have a sign-up sheet and more instructions at my office.

And, yarr.

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8:00 - 9:30 MWF Classics

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Good morning, class.

The words for your vocabularly quiz are on the board. Translate all ten into Latin and Greek.

Today we'll begin our discussion of Hebrew. Everyone please take a handout: these are some basic nouns and verbs, and a few sentences using the words. Try out a translation and we'll discuss them in a few minutes. Remember that Hebrew reads from right to left.

10:00 - 11:30 MWF Indo-European

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Good morning, class.

The handout for today is the development of Sumerian writing (http://www.ancientscripts.com/sumerian.html). It may look a bit familiar if you've seen Egyptian heiroglyphics.

Writing becomes more abstract and less representational as time passes. Any thoughts on why this is?

2:30 - 4:00 MWF Languages of Asia

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Good afternoon.

For your quiz today there are ten English words on the board. Translate them into Chinese and Japanese. You have fifteen minutes.

We'll begin the Korean writing system today. Please take a handout and practice the forms. We'll discuss pronounciation once everyone has completed the vocabulary quiz.

1:00 - 2:00 MWF Open lab

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*Dream is reading in the languages classroom. From somewhere comes music that sounds ancient and repetitive, with drums and flutes.*



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