Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Sedaris' Me Talk Pretty One Day

Discussion:
1. I hated Spanish class and, like the narrator, despised the moment when we were forced to stand up and answer specific questions. Also, my Spanish teacher always critisized our pronunciation, yet she struggled to pronounce many English words correctly.

2. Language classrooms tend to discuss awkward things due to limited vocabulary. In Chinese class, we were instructed to find pictures in a magazine and state the color and clothing items worn by the models. It was elementary and unnatural.

3. Despite the fact that this teacher is associated with feelings of fear and dread, she seems to have inspired the students to study harder and overccome their struggles with the language.

Language:
1. An over-the-top amusement park that advertises with billboards...

5. The tone is very sarcastic and condescending.