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languages distance ed?

bleed.the.mannequin
edited December 2008 in General
anyone taken intro to german distance ed before or any other languages distance ed? how was it? im planning to take it cuz i have to take a distance ed course cuz everything else i wanna take is full. and i wanted to take german anyways. but yeah, tell me how ur distance ed experience was with languages. thanks

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  • randomuser
    edited December 2008
    i didnt think they even offered languages DE because of oral dictations, or do you have to come mid semester to do them? if theres no oral dictations then it has to be super easy...
  • Insatiable
    edited December 2008
    Don't take languages at SFU, especially not over distance education. Taking them via distance ed defeats the entire purpose learning a language--the development of speaking skills. As for in-class studies, classroom sizes for languages at SFU are around 15 students per classroom (I could be wrong about this), way too many considering that you only get, like, a minute to say a particular phrase before it's the next person's turn.

    If you want to learn a new language consider private tutorship or take classes where the number of students in the classroom isn't greater than five. The idea is to maximize the amount of interaction with the instructor.
  • primexx
    edited December 2008
    Insatiable;43987 said:
    Don't take languages at SFU, especially not over distance education. Taking them via distance ed defeats the entire purpose learning a language--the development of speaking skills. As for in-class studies, classroom sizes for languages at SFU are around 15 students per classroom (I could be wrong about this), way too many considering that you only get, like, a minute to say a particular phrase before it's the next person's turn.

    If you want to learn a new language consider private tutorship or take classes where the number of students in the classroom isn't greater than five. The idea is to maximize the amount of interaction with the instructor.
    what you said basically applies to every university language offering though, and if you want credits for learning one you don't have much other choice.
  • sywv
    edited December 2008
    sieg heil
  • Kingsley
    edited December 2008
    ^ Sieg Heil is a German phrase, which literally means "Victory Hail" or "Hail Victory". During the Nazi era, it was a common call at political rallies. When meeting someone, it was customary in Nazi Germany to give the Hitler salute and say the words "Heil Hitler".

    ahhh so.

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