No, I don’t know what the song’s about. It sounds like church music… Any thoughts?
All posts for the month December, 2011
Molly in Sakartvelo: the slideshow
Posted by Molly on December 16, 2011
http://mollydodd.wordpress.com/2011/12/16/molly-in-sakartvelo-the-slideshow/
Your Language Studies
I would be interested to year about your (whoever you may be) own experiences learning a language. What did you study? Did you ever learn it very well? How long did it take? Did you find classes very helpful? What (if anything) was most helpful about those classes?
Posted by Molly on December 14, 2011
http://mollydodd.wordpress.com/2011/12/14/your-language-studies/
Grammar Fight
I ought to adhere more closely to the motto “don’t flaunt your ignorance,” but since I’m teaching this stuff, I feel like I need to try to expose my ignorance a little, so as to work toward becoming less so. Have you ever read the beginning of the book on proper English usage, Eats, Shoots, [...]
Posted by Molly on December 14, 2011
http://mollydodd.wordpress.com/2011/12/14/grammar-fight/
Schoolbooks
In the interest of being a better informed, more organized, thoughtful teacher in the spring than I have been this fall, I devoted a couple of hours to making schedules based on units and holidays, and a couple more to reading our tenth grade textbook this afternoon. I soon realized that, although I had always [...]
Posted by Molly on December 13, 2011
http://mollydodd.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/schoolbooks/
Grammar as a liberal art
Note: I am very ignorant about grammar, language, language teaching, language learning, Latin, and everything else I’ve been writing about lately, and am simply thinking aloud. Nothing new there. I was writing this afternoon about my dissatisfactions with teaching, and came upon the thought: since students have to learn English, surely it’s possible to teach [...]
Posted by Molly on December 12, 2011
http://mollydodd.wordpress.com/2011/12/12/grammar-as-a-liberal-art/
Alilo
A Georgian Christmas song:
Posted by Molly on December 12, 2011
http://mollydodd.wordpress.com/2011/12/12/alilo/
Phonotactics
I was home sick for several days (but I’m better, so don’t worry), and had quite a lot of time on my hands, since not only is it cold outside, but it’s even cold in every room except the one with the stove. This heated room is a kind of interesting all-purpose area: in the [...]
Posted by Molly on December 5, 2011
http://mollydodd.wordpress.com/2011/12/05/phonotactics/
Concerning my own ignorance of language teaching
On Wednesday there’s a meeting with the minister of education planned for TLG-ers in Tbilisi and surrounding areas — Gori is included, I suppose because there are about a dozen of us, and so it’s easy to have us meet here and come by bus. Because one is generally more likely to get something out [...]
Posted by Molly on December 4, 2011
http://mollydodd.wordpress.com/2011/12/04/concerning-my-own-ignorance-of-language-teaching/
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I’m a young Orthodox woman living and teaching in the Republic of Georgia. I write about places I’ve been, books I’ve read, and thoughts on whatever seems interesting at the time. The password is my saint name.
