Government & Education Best Posts in Thread: Ugma na ang Bisayan tutorial

Hi @Glendazumba, are you opening something similar for kids as well?

Also, which Bisaya are you teaching? Is that the conversational one being spoken here in the city or the more formal one up in the mountains? The lady who helps me in my house told me that there are two kinds of Bisaya and their use of words are different from each other.

 

You are more advanced than me then Mike. I'll be starting from the very beginning and going real slow as I have never learnt a second language before - not even sure if the brain is wired for it, haha.

 

Thank Glenda for clatilfying.

How do you handle that approach when some of the students will be more knowledgeable with their Binisaya that others and want to go to the more diffucult lessons sooner? With a class of around 8 I'm thinking one on one teaching is not very realistic so we all learn as a block? But if students join at different weeks,as you outlined, surely they will need some individual tution how will you handle that?

Sorry to ask so many questions just trying to understand how the class will work in these situations.

Over the 8 years I have lived in Cebu and now Dumaguete I have learnt many Visayan/Cebuano words but not enough to engage in meaningful conversation with a local. But I know some expats are more advanced and close to talking fluently.

 

No, OzeMike...this is supposed to be ongoing as Binisaya cannot be learned quickly----it is soooo different from English. We start with the basics moving on to more difficult lessons but you may join anytime you wish. I'll see ya then. When you come, I will review previous lessons. I will go super SLOWWWW this time compared to the first time I offered this in which I had a lot of assumptions. Now my assumption is only 1: You are all learning and hearing the language FOR THE FIRST TIME, and as such, you are still in kindergarten. Lol No kidding.

 

Hi Glenda, With regards to the payment method, I am ok with all the options. However, with regards to a comment that you made previously of 'the more the merrier" my opinion is that you have enough in the class now with the eight confirmed plus the likelihood of 'AlwaysRT' joining us, that is a total of nine. Speaking just for myself, the class size should be kept small, Bisayan is difficult to learn, It's a slow process and apart from being in a class of fellow students which in itself should be good fun we will all require some individual teacher time, too many students prevents this from happening.
That is just my own humble opinion however others may disagree.

 

You are obviously very considerate towards your student - may I suggest you run a pipe from the cold beer store at the nearest resto to the classroom and they will in Heaven.