Letter by Letter Rain In to Me:
Wording Technique
Search submissions for memories of languaging. These memories can be of conversations, specific words used, or language practices such as writing and reading. It may be necessary to include non-human language.
Compose a poem using the memories of languaging.
Humidity
BORJA
Take me back to those days full of air and no despair,
words in the wind that catch my wings that makes me fly as free as can be.
Humidity in the atmosphere
that’s how I feel when I remember all the things taught to me.
letter by letter rain in to me
and the sun heats up the knowledge that is made to stick with me.
bright yellow, warm ground, was my nest just to start.
Look at me now.
My heart is fire and my mind is sharp thanks to you guys who made me fly.
Letter by Letter
Collective Composition
We heard Jack talk about America,
American fairy tales,
we told Jack about beautiful love stories in Dalat city,
the places found in Vietnamese poetry.
a lot of beautiful English songs and poems to help students to learn English
various English accents,
we were talking about American music
Students sharing information about cafes
and restaurants in downtown Seattle
sharing numerous food information from all over the world
People talking about their home countries
questions
okay to make mistakes
Sharing thoughts and experiences
I remember the one of our classes being very interactive,
the class was with a lot of Asian students
and they would make surprise noises
every time someone said anything
and I thought that was super fun.
You often talked about American cultures to us
conversation
I start to talk to my Chinese friends with a heavy accent.
difficult latin words for asian,
digital vocabulary
phrasal verbs(still unknown)
Class is fun most of the time with lots of activities
like singing, dialoge, play, acting.
The class was full of culture and contribution.
Talking topics like "Collectivism Vs. Individualism".
Jack's experience in Vietnam as a teacher.
presentation
ideas
Jongkeun was a well-mannered gentleman
who actively participated despite his innate calmness.
His questions were often seeking word-to-word translation
he said simple responses like "sorry"
and "thank you" quite a lot.
he just said "Dream tree?",
which made all of us in the classroom laugh.
You would give us some "free time"
so that we could talk freely,
Some people were shy
and reluctant to speak up during class,
but you made sure everyone gets enough time to participate.
I did learn from teacher Jack some English Poems.
Yet it is long time to remember the details
I had opportunity to study literature subject
which was taught and instructed by teacher Jack Peterson.
The songs are summaries of the lessons
that the teacher asks students to put into the melody
of a certain song.
In some lesson, we were divided into some groups
to discuss about the matters given by teachers
First time know how to write English poems
Jack had taught English in Vietnam
so he knew my difficulties.
Talked about things in Vietnam
We do a lot of group discussion,
Each group presented a holiday theme with custom and culture.
he asked questions throughout all sections of classes
so we could have space to think and talk freely,
and we answered the question
he asked
I really enjoyed Prof. Peterson's conversations with us,
as he laughed when we said fun things
and answered our questions in details
with seriousness when we were confused.
Introducing Movies to classmates
interaction between students and professor
The words that jumped into my brain that we used in this class were
"liberal arts", "contribute", "culture", "language", "due(?)", "group", etc.
Do you remember the "I do?"
Jack Peterson
Do you remember the “I do?”
The demon said it,
but do you remember?
The kiss, then?
The clothes, the unsuppressed cough?
Do you remember enough to know you don’t like weddings?
To remember why you might?