You as a Subject Matter Expert
Starting this unit made me think of my beginnings of learning a second language. I don't recall every detail on how my teacher taught the grammar piece, but I can say it was done in a way we didn't notice or even being boring for that matter.
For several years I practiced my writing, paying particular attention to my punctuation and how I construct my sentences. I thought I had a pretty good understanding of the grammar rules right up until I took the Quiz. It shocked me to know how much I had forgotten about it. In other words, I fell right on my face! What an "aha moment for me, and how embarrassing too. I find interesting how an L2 learner can go through a process of learning a language through grammar rules, internalizing those rules, becoming fluent in that language, and then not knowing how to identify the grammar pieces in a sentence. I wonder if native speakers feel the same.
For several years I practiced my writing, paying particular attention to my punctuation and how I construct my sentences. I thought I had a pretty good understanding of the grammar rules right up until I took the Quiz. It shocked me to know how much I had forgotten about it. In other words, I fell right on my face! What an "aha moment for me, and how embarrassing too. I find interesting how an L2 learner can go through a process of learning a language through grammar rules, internalizing those rules, becoming fluent in that language, and then not knowing how to identify the grammar pieces in a sentence. I wonder if native speakers feel the same.