Week 4 class

Week 4 took on a different tone. We definitely had fewer students using their mics to speak. It's interesting that in an online class, students still get self conscious about speaking. I think some of it may have had to do with the technical difficulties we had the previous week, but I think there still is a certain level of timid behavior online.

Working through the exercises proved helpful. Most of us were having issues with understanding the exercises with the languages of Fiji and Samoa. It helped to know that many of us were struggling through them. Although I still have tentative feelings about my understanding of some of these linguistic principles, the period did help greatly.

Another observation that amused me was the chatter about the quiz and homework. I didn't think the amount of material on the quiz was that demanding, but a good number of people voiced otherwise. I'm wondering if this has to do with age, nationality, personal calendars or other factors. What was great to hear was our professor, Esther, listening. She reminded us that the course should have certain demands at the 600 level, but she also lengthened the time to do the quiz by 24 hours. It was a good solution.