Okay, this class both excites and terrifies me. Just need to put that out there.
The idea of me conducting qualitative research is intriguing. Me and Jane Goodall -- out in the field, observing and taking notes. Then again, the idea of me doing this is scary: What if I really suck at this? Oh well, guess it's better to discover that now rather than when someone pays me to collect qualitative data.
My focus for this class is ESL. I'd love to be able to observe how English is taught to immigrants who come from a culture so radically different from that of western culture. I recall from my LVGS executive director interview that Dr Ruth Colvin is creating an ESL/literacy training for immigrants from either Ethiopia or Sudan. These immigrants share no cultural reference points with us in the USA, which makes it difficult to use the LV ESL tutoring method. It would be interesting to observe how these immigrants are currently taught English.
Or, I might simply sit in on any ESL class to which I can gain access. In this case, however, I don't know what my focus might be. Why would I be observing them? What am I trying to learn/understand?
Oh well, back to my reading.
Felt the need to reflect while the feelings are still hot.
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