Food: Lunch was free, since it was Zhongwen zhuozi (Chinese language table, ie eating with our teachers in little groups), and very mediocre. I tried fish-flavored pork for dinner at my usual fan4guanr3, since I just learned the characters, and it was okay. It was like American Chinese food in the sense that it was smothered in a thick, sticky sauce, except this sauce had (surprise!) a fishy flavor. My favorite bit of the dinner was the green onions.
Academics: Another 95% for dictation--I knew all the characters today, but I accidentally skipped "zai4" (at). Oops! Homework wasn't as good, but the grading seems rather arbitrary. Oh well.
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the grading doesn't just seem arbitrary—it is arbitrary. and irritating. just wait until you have to do oral reports, when some teachers want you to memorize, others want you to speak extemporaneously if falteringly, others want you just to speak fluently regardless of accuracy, others will grade you only on pronunciation, and still others will grade only the grammar and vocabulary of your content.
ReplyDeleteI can't wait.
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