One day I will stop talking about English phonetics but today is not that day
Argh, cursed fate! My two seminar groups for English (one for grammar, one for phonetics) have been disbanded and we've been relocated to other groups. I didn't ever really get attached to my group members so that isn't a concern, but worse, I got a new seminar leader.
And I don't like her.
1. She hovers over you when you're doing the exercises. I haven't had anyone hovering over me while I'm working for years, and surprise, I still hate it. I had to distract her by sweetly asking her whether the first I in "involved" is a weak vowel. She didn't know. I bet my former seminar leader would have known...
2. She doesn't seem to have any experience in talking to groups. My former S.L. wasn't an oratory genuis either (as far as I know scientists doing research at the university have to work one semester in these minor tutoring jobs, so three years in I'm getting used to being taught by people who know a lot but have no pedagogical training), but this one, ugh.
3. SHE SAID AMERICANS PRONOUNCE "IRON" AS "EYE-REN". SURELY NOBODY IN THE WORLD PRONOUNCES IRON LIKE "EYE-REN". I wanted to put my hand up and call her on it but as it was my first time in her group I didn't want to come across as the snotty bitch that I am. "Eye-ern" I can go for, but come on!
Look, right there in my pronunciation dictionary: iron - RP: 'aɪən. GA (General American): 'aɪərn.
I know it is a minor issue and all but she's supposed to teach me English phonetics, and she repeatedly said "iron" the way it's actually spelled. Jeez.
See also: "Tilly doesn't have a creative/fannish outlet at the moment and gets way too easily frustrated."
And I don't like her.
1. She hovers over you when you're doing the exercises. I haven't had anyone hovering over me while I'm working for years, and surprise, I still hate it. I had to distract her by sweetly asking her whether the first I in "involved" is a weak vowel. She didn't know. I bet my former seminar leader would have known...
2. She doesn't seem to have any experience in talking to groups. My former S.L. wasn't an oratory genuis either (as far as I know scientists doing research at the university have to work one semester in these minor tutoring jobs, so three years in I'm getting used to being taught by people who know a lot but have no pedagogical training), but this one, ugh.
3. SHE SAID AMERICANS PRONOUNCE "IRON" AS "EYE-REN". SURELY NOBODY IN THE WORLD PRONOUNCES IRON LIKE "EYE-REN". I wanted to put my hand up and call her on it but as it was my first time in her group I didn't want to come across as the snotty bitch that I am. "Eye-ern" I can go for, but come on!
Look, right there in my pronunciation dictionary: iron - RP: 'aɪən. GA (General American): 'aɪərn.
I know it is a minor issue and all but she's supposed to teach me English phonetics, and she repeatedly said "iron" the way it's actually spelled. Jeez.
See also: "Tilly doesn't have a creative/fannish outlet at the moment and gets way too easily frustrated."