Sunny and I started a new reading today. It a book by the American author Terry McMillan, titled Mama. It was in her fiance's collection so figured she may have found it interesting. Mama is a story about an African American woman raising five children starting at a time period of the late 1950's.
To preface the reading we talk about the differences among culture in America. Sunghee often says that my dialect is often hard to understand at times. She says in Korea her husband is from Dageu I think,and he also has a different dialect from the town that she is from.
I read the first couple of paragraphs asking her to jot down any vocabulary she did not understand. We covered terms like lye (potash, caustic soda) and how it was used in the kitchen. Ax, mattress, frigging, crisscrossing, epson salt and raggedy. I found that the Internet is a great tool to use when needing find pictures.
I let her read a few paragraphs and then asked he some questions to test her comprehension. Her reading skills are a lot better than her writing and speaking skills. Which I know is normal. To test her listening and to touch up on our writing. I dictated to her a short letter. I read it aloud to her. Reading the lines about two times a piece. We where pressed for time but I think that dictation is something we can plan for our next meeting.
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