"Well, think about this..if you have never seen me, and you only read my name, how would you imagine I should look? The answer is related to culture and thought", said Ms Sarada.
sounds personal..hehe :P
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For this forum,the answer i would have to pick and say about my "imagination" is towards Ms.Sarada. The first thought was wondering about her name. I've never heard it before so i imagined she was an Indian person but later in class,i thought maybe she could be mix..*still wondering what is she though*. Then,i thought she would be kind-hearted,generous,nice and friendly to every of her students and turned out to be true..
ReplyDeletewhat else can i add??? *not sure here..*
To b honest!!! When i heard the name first time (Ms. Sarada Nair), i imagined that she have a long hair n tie it up. She will wear a white saree with green blouse, and have a pottu on forehead.
ReplyDeleteBut when i saw her in class, she is totally different. She is modern and she rocks,therefore I named her
Ms.Sarada Fernandez!!! (hehehe)
He Manesh, you are a bit cheeky, aren't you?? : )
ReplyDeleteThe 1st time I came across the name 'Sarada Nair' was during pre-registration for this sem when the name was place next to C/Diversity n SLA subjects. Heard of her fantastic ways of teaching but got no slightest clue of how she looks, from the sound of her name, linguistically could guess it belongs to a female of Inddian origin, Malaysian perhaps, speaks English at the least to teach these subjects.
Guess what? I'm right. : )
I heard the name Sarada Nair from my coursemates who has taken Cultural Diversity and Literacy classes a few semesters back. I heard that she's really good and fun (and by fun I mean real fun like laughing and amusing fun). I never really thought about her physical attributes.
ReplyDeletewell as i heard the name Miss Sarada Nair i knew she was an malayalam person.But i was looking forward to see how she look like ??
ReplyDeletei was so curious to know about her. As my friends told that she is a very kind hearted person and she will help her students when they have problems to deal with...I was delighted and happy to hear that statement..
I was happy to see her when class started as i saw many good qualities on her..like she was hardworking, kind, and even she was funny....
i feel that we should be proud to have her in our class as our lecturer...
cheers:)
well for me,judging a person without knowing them might be confusing sometimes.at the beggining, i knew that this lecturer belongs from an indian family but at the same timei was scared perhaps this lecturer might expect something good from her learner's and probably i won't be able to do it. but in reality ms.sarada ownes a good personality and sense of humour as well..basically i have heard about ms.sarada from my seniors and im really impressed by her, this is due from the way she has conducted the class in a very intresting manner and encouraged her students to do a lot of research.before entering to her class i thought she must be a typical indian lecturer but beyond my expectation, she's very nice and approacable(i mean during lecture)..
ReplyDeleteFrankly, i didnt give much thought about it.I knew that she was going to be different but in what way.Some of the seniors had told me about her before i decided to go for the course.They told me that Ms Sarada's teaching was unorthodox and very much different from the traditional.Physical attributes didnt really come to my mind either.However i wasnt sure about what is she in terms of her race( and wouldnt dare to ask).An when she first came into class, she has this presence that i couldnt describe.It was like she had style and class of her own.And later on,she mesmerized all of us with her humor and comedic approach into her teachings.And from there, i know i am in good hands..
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ReplyDeleteI didn't give much of a thought about it either. When I didn't came inside the first class, I did ask a couple of my friends about the lecturer and they said that she is strict, which it scares me and because of that, I thought her that she would a strict kind of lecturer. I wasn't sure about her race either since her name sounds like an Indian as well.
When I came in the class for the first time, I didn't realized it wasn't the same as I tought it would be. True, she does seems a bit...Nevermind, but she is quite a nice person and different from the other lecturer as well.
Aha,very interesting...the idea of asking you to discuss was to show you how culture affects thoughts and language.Remember the story I told you about 'David Long'...?
ReplyDeleteFrom your cultural orientation,looking at my name you had this 'vision' of me.just as Manesh mentioned...but when he saw me there was a total mismatch...see how your culture can affect your thoughts?I enjoyed reading your comments and your sense of humour.So I'll be known as 'Ms Fernandez from now on..hah,hah,hah...
Any other observations related to language ,thought and culture?The more you can relate to,the better your understanding will be regarding the Whorfian Hypothesis.
ReplyDeleteWhat problems did you have answering the questions for the quiz?Post all your 'grumbles and mumbles'here.
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ReplyDeleteThe last time I had an Indian as my English teacher, I was still in secondary school. I never really had a female Indian as my English teacher before. Maybe she looks like a typical Indian lady or maybe not. So when I heard only praises from my friends, my mind when back to the time when I was in Mr Manoh's class. He was very committed and generous whenever in class. Always there to lend a helping hand whenever needed. That's how I felt when I stepped into Ms Sarada's class.
The first time i heard the name Ms Sarada Nair, i expect to see an indian lady with saree holding few books in her right hand and carrying a brown leather bag in another hand.I imagined her to speak English with an indian accent but Ms Sarada Nair is speaking English like a native speaker.Seriously, i was expecting an indian lady wearing saree with few grey hair in my cultural diversity class but the real Ms Sarada Nair looks modern and different.
ReplyDeleteAll of you are actually expressing your cultural orientations where names are concerned...culture+thought+language=Whorfian Hypothesis!!!
ReplyDeleteSarada Nair=Indian+saree+pottu+brown handbag+long hair+speaking English with an Indian accent...hah,hah,hah...i..n..t..r..e..s..t..i..n..g.You guys really rock!!!
well from the thought of mine,the name of ms.sarada nair i knew it was a malayalee lady with fair skin.but i didnt aspect a modern lecturer like you.in my first class,i started to admire you.and i thought you will be a lecturer who is strict.moreover,your teaching style is totally diffrent then others...
ReplyDeleteOk heres an interesting story..i went to this shop,an indonesian based company that provides services for printer ink refill.As it was expensive to buy a new one so i opted to just refill it at a cheaper price.So i went there and they did their thing and suddenly when they tried it on another printer, it couldnt work.I was anxiously waiting and and all of the sudden one of the technician approached me and told me to try it at home as they were having difficulty trying it with thier printer.And guess what did he addressed me with?He called me 'Bapak'!!! do u know that in indonesia bapak means a married men with at least 4 childern!!!huhuhu...do i look that old to be married?do i look like i have a wife and 4 children...??!!i was so shocked to her that and i didnt even bother to correct him.i need a makeover...
ReplyDeletehahahahha.. interesting ques.. well, i heard just too much about ms. sarada ( eg: she is a good lecturer, interesting, bla bla bla) so i took up cultural and literacy class with her, to be frank i thought ms sarada would have been a typical indian lecturer with the indian accent. ( srry ) the first time i entered her class the thought that came across my mind was " dont judge a book by its cover "....
ReplyDeleteIt's culture,Andy.People perceive others using their own cultural lenses.
ReplyDeleteTry going to the same shop the next time.This time wear'hip,hop style clothes'...let's see what the technician will have to say?
No Andy,you don't need a makeover.You are fine.
Yes,Kaven,it's the culture+thought=language thing that's going on.
ReplyDeleteAlways remember the 'David Long'story I told you guys...remember???
Very often,by reading a person's name one has certain opinions,visions about how the person should be.And when the real person appears,it could be a total mismatch!!!Interesting,eh??!!
Yeah I used to have Indians smilling to my name as 'Vicki' is a typical Indian boy's name..
ReplyDeleteOkay... nice stories and imagination above, not very different from mine, I heard about Ms. Sarada from Christopher and Joemee, well, accoding to them, "she doesn't mind if you enter the class very late", " she's very cool senior tutor" and bla...bla...bla... Of course, a stereotyping occurs here, white saree, plump with spectacles... Who would have thought that all our thoughts are not that correct thoughts!!! And her teaching style... Is like an introduction of MILO with a few drops of Ribena!!! Shocking but sweet!!!
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