Verb

Duration- 0:56:42 

Session Activity-we went over the recommended verb list, trying to isolate the form when possible, and using in a sentence as needed.

Item Produced- list of verbs categorized by verb type

Linguistic Effective- the verb list really helped us stay on track and get a good overview of the different forms. The systematic approach helped me later when reviewing my notes to compare different verbs and contrast their actions

Linguistic Ineffective- I could feel that I was missing some particles. This is the first exercise where I felt like the interaction would have improved by being mediated (book, dictionary, teacher, etc)  I could tell there was a helping verb in the diatransitive and copular forms, but I could not get to it. It was a bit scary to look over a cliff like that and see there is something beyond our grasp

Linguistic Provisional Improvements- I think I should have slowed down and taken the list a little slower, but then again, this exercise is just a first survey, and not a verb study. I do need to add some information on how to deal with this feeling though

Cultural Effective-  A song! Recanting verb made him remember a song that was sung to him as a child. It was not an "unknown" song, but it was the first time the speaker had ever sung in a session. It was very special.

Cultural Ineffective- I feel like the repetition is grueling. Then again, maybe it was the repetition that put our speaker in the mindset to access the song.

Cultural Provisional Improvements-  The book is designed to keep things from becoming too repetitive, but I wonder what would happen if there were some repetitive parts? What could be unlocked by accessing the mundane recanting part of the brain?

Tomorrow- I am looking forward to challenge one! Next week we will begin with the orthography