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So in reading the first three chapters of my novel, I’ve done some introductory vocab before each chapter. I PQA this, and I’ve done a little grammar explanations for a couple of the structures. It seems as though a lot of kids in my class are becoming 4%-ers, because they’re asking grammar-like questions. I just wanted to throw out there that when they saw -ent at the end of a verb, then it’s plural, but it is never, never, ever pronounced. I then wanted to move on à la Susie–just point out the grammar and keep going. But the kids were asking questions about other words on the page that ended in -ent, if there’s an -ent and you don’t pronounce it, how do you know it’s more than one person? So where do I end this? It was natural curiosity, I think ; I don’t think they were trying to derail my train of thought! But is there such a thing as too far?
…I’ve done some introductory vocab before each chapter….
If the book is at the right level for them, I feel no need to do that, but that is just me.
…I’ve done a little grammar explanations for a couple of the structures. It seems as though a lot of kids in my class are becoming 4%-ers, because they’re asking grammar-like questions….
You may be leading them on in that respect. Keep them entirely out of the analytical piece except for:
this means that
like nt means they
You want them to notice things, not think about them. Big difference. It’s hard for us as 4%ers to avoid the grammar explanation, the words feel so good in our mouth, but if the research is correct, and it is, we are just wasting time and alienating most of the class.
…I just wanted to throw out there that when they saw -ent at the end of a verb, then it’s plural, but it is never, never, ever pronounced….
Avoid the word plural and all grammar terms, it means little to them, and giving out the rules of pronunciation is a complete waste of time, because their minds cannot learn how to pronounce a language by thinking about such rules. I know, I know. It took forever for me to get that one but there it is.
That sentence above, again, should be:
nt means they
Three to four nanoseconds and you are back into the CI.
Shit. I’ve got a lot of work to do!
It’s unwork. Unlearn all the grammar stuff. Learners of languages don’t need it. Only blowhards who are insecure in their ability to unleash the beauty of what Krashen has uncovered need it. Let it go. Let it be. And when the broken hearted people living in the world agree, there will be an answer, let it be.
On unlearning: Here’s a few lyrics from a song that came to mind. Not about letting it be, but letting it go, teaching kids to let OUR baggage go. It’s called “the last balloon” by XTC
Climb aboard, climb aboard you children
Move aloft, while you’re fleet and fast
Climb aboard, climb aboard you children
We’re weighed down by our evil past
Drop us all, you should drop us all
Drop us all and free your hand
Drop us all, you should drop us all
Drop us all like so much sand