Mon, Sept 3rd:
- let’s listen to some examples of your Friesian texts following Bryson’s description of Iowa
- you get the Bryson-Reclam book, I get 4,60 €, please
- let’s work on the first story and get along with it
- interesting words & phrases wanted; comments on contents as well as some considerations concerning humour: what, precisely is it that makes us laugh?
- terms like irony, sarcasm, schadenfreude, parody, hyperbole [sic!], and many more should be defined, perhaps by help of wikipedia >>more
- my expectations: you read the Bryson stories asap with a pen in your hand and make all sorts of remarks & comments while reading; this week we’ll deal with the first six stories
- another of my expectations: at least 20 new words & structures per week [to be written down and learned individually, of course].
–> Homework (Wed) :-; re-read first story, work out 10 words worth knowing & learning and sketch out what sort of “fun” Bryson uses by clicking through wikipedia >>more
