How did you feel at your first foreign language lesson?

Question

I felt happy and excited since my English book was quite amusing and I fell in love with the teacher...

fell in love - samdie, Jan 28, 2011

Answer 1

Well, I was 6... My first English lesson was very good!! I'm not a confident person but I think when it comes to languages, yes I am! I had an impact upon the teacher from the very first moment, cause he asked us if we knew a song in English and I sang Nothing else matters by Metallica. heheheh (My cousin who was 16 then, had taught it to me.)

Wow it's been 12 years! And I still remember those things

Now I notice that... I'm getting old!

"cause he asked us" → "because he asked us"..."had teached" → "had taught" - Izanoni1, Jan 28, 2011

Answer 2

Tenia 8 anos y intentaba relacionar las letras entre las dos idiomas. Me senti fatal.

I was 8 years old and I was trying to link the letters between the two languages. I felt terrible.

Answer 3

Oh dear, my university years... It wasn't different from any other class! But I was good at it, although I started it at a very old age (21 but it's late!) I liked it now that I remember...

Answer 4

Made me smoke a cigarette (I do not smoke!)

jeje...I think I missed that lesson, but I sure hope they don't teach it in middle school/high school ;-) - Izanoni1, Jan 28, 2011

You were lucky you missed it, it was my first German class! :D - Gocika, Jan 28, 2011

Answer 5

Manus manum lavat - One hand washes the other

That about summarizes what I remember of my very first language lesson. I think I was nine, and this expression always sticks out in my mind as representing both my first brush with Latin as well as being the first time that it was explained to me in detail that such innocuous sounding and simple expressions could hold an ulterior meaning. I do remember being a bit fascinated by this.

I also remember a slight feeling of wonder at having been let in on the secret of languages (or what seemed like something that had been kept secret to me regarding languages). That is, I had never before been presented with the idea (at least not explicitly) that the various inflectional morphemes exhibited by words were not some random combination but actually had a purpose and more importantly imparted there own meaning or flavor to the entire sentence. From that point on, I think I kind of looked at Latin as a sort of puzzle to be solved which could be approached most easily by first understanding what the puzzle pieces looked like and then fitting them together.

Answer 6

I was 12 and there was a cute girl sitting in front of me (Joyce.)

I don't remember much else about it. . .don't remember much French either.

Answer 7

confused