1.) Kind of nervous
2.) Slightly irritated
3.) Very excited
After this semester I won't have to deal with any language classes in high school ever again (YAY) and I will be even more fluent in Japanese. The only bad thing is that in this class the teacher has already posted so much for us to do and yet given us so little time to do it. I mean, I know that in Japan the kids literally do nothing but schoolwork for most of their days, but my situation is different. I can't do what they do and still be successful everyday. I have 2 chorus classes which require a lot of extra curricular activities, like singing the Star Spangled Banner at the games for my school, or singing at banquets and what not. Not only do I have those these we have to do, but I also have papers that I'm constantly trying to write. Ever since day #1 in my English 111 class, I've been doing nothing but trying to figure out how to write my paper which is a whole 'nother topic, but for times sake and the sake of everyone's brains trying to read this, high school does NOT prepare you for what's out there worth anything. Not only do I have my English to try and focus on but I also have my Music Appreciation that I have to do. I have to read chapters and take many quizzes at a time and that takes up a lot of time when you're trying to take notes and do everything you can to possibly be beneficial to yourself. And then Brandt Sensei tries to give us a lot of work that we have to do. Like I wasn't able to log on yesterday, when the class started, because of pre-existing situations that I had to attend, and I as supposed to turn in
- Lesson 1.1 Getting Acquainted (I was able to finish this pretty quickly)
- Lesson 1.2 Vocabulary Powerpoint (Which I can't do until I get home, for my school doesn't have Microsoft Powerpoint on their computers)
- Lesson 1.4 Sign up for Coaching (which I did before the class ever even started)
Now the rest of my week is pretty much the same cram packed when it comes to this class but I have seemed to have been caught up and possibly, hopefully, stay that way until next week when I really have all my ducks in a row and coaching starts. I do know that I have finished the cultural discussion due tomorrow and have finished the writing. All I have to do for that is scan the papers that are written in and submit them to my sensei. Now the speaking assignment, oh Lord, I hate this assignment. Already, Brandt Sensei has started by giving us something confusing to do for this stupid assignment. Like, I can talk about things my classmates like and dislike doing, but when it comes to saying the reason they don't like or like doing the thing IN JAPANESE, I can't do that! I am not that skilled when it comes to this language! I mean it's technically the second day and she's already asking us to do this! Don't get me wrong, I'll get it done, even if it means I have to paraphrase what my classmate has said, but it might not be in the way she wants it to be done. I dunno. I really hate taking foreign language classes online, but at the time, this was the only option that was beneficial to me. Except maybe Spanish, but I am learning that and I really hate verb tenses. UGH. But, it'll be alright. :) I just have to perservere and I will be able to get through this semester pretty easily, but if I have Boutin Sensei as my coach again that will be ideal. I already know how she works, and she's really nice and doesn't mind answering my questions. So hopefully that will be good. :) I was actually hoping she would be the teacher but oh well. Morale of the story here is that taking an online class for a foreign language is really hard.
