Doudi, yes you can. Please wait until exact lesson time so others will have already joined and then join the class if there is space left.

In the future we will apply a booking system.

The link to the current lesson will be posted now in first message.

9 years is too low. It should be at least 30 years.

mheart72,

Of course you can join. Anybody who is here at the right time can join. Right now we don´t have a booking system. Hopefully less than 20 people will come since thats the limit for the software. Last lesson 13 people came.

Si,
I´m thinking about this. During this first lesson we already had enough technical difficulties. The program itself has a recording feature but I haven´t tested it yet.

Maybe a special recording session with less learners or without learners could be considered which would also make the session more organized.

In my mind I have a Lynda.com sytle complete cbt set of videos but so far I have always thought I´m going to create them one day with flash which would give me more flexibility with movements.

Sometimes suffixes come inbetween other suffixes (for instance the nagative suffix -mi that is addes to gidiyorum) or sometimes a letter is dropped. I really would like to move around suffixes and words visually and create more atracting and easier to follow lessons.

What I do know is to talk on top of a slide show which is a bit dull. And in the meantime naturally people ask questions, some have trouble with hearing sounds, or can´t see the whiteboard. The chat window is active full time. And so on. So it is a little different than a self study video course. I need to think a little more about this issue. Of course your idea is a something that could be done easier, so it´s likely.

I also need to prepare further lessons. Many people already know vowel harmony but want to learn more advanced things.

teaschip,

If you have used webex before you might find dimdim´s free version a little amateurish. The features of the program aren´t as high as webex. But still for me it´s a good thing to experience with these things and see what can be done.

It is 10 a.m. I´m using 24 hour clock system since I never liked a.m.´s and p.m.´s.

We have just finished the first session. The number of attendees was 13 when it was maximum.

There will be two more repeating sessions for lesson1. Check times at first message.

I have posted the link to the first session of lesson 1 on opening message. If you have any trouble getting in I´m available on chat room here at turkishclass.

Hello Oana,

The system we use provides video conferencing option but I decided not to use it to keep learners focused. We will only hear each other and we will share visual presentations. There are going to be a few pages text that we will go through during the lesson. Those who don´t have a microphone will be able to communicate via an integrated chat option.

In the future somebody might decide to arrange a video conference. This could be an option for an advanced speaking class. Then you will be able to see those who have a webcam. Since it is free and fairly simple to use, anybody could arrange their own meetings as well. I suggest to have a look at dimdim.com.

Hi,

I didn´t think that more than 20 people will join a session. So my idea is to post the link in the first message 10 minutes before the lesson and let anybody join who wants to.

If it turns out that there are more than 20 people then people who have posted in this topic will take priority for this first week.

After this week if there is too much interest, then we will apply a booking system for the following weeks. Still I don´t expect this to happen. Bye