<p>I can barely understand my GSI lol...only a few select words, and the rest of the sentence sounds like mumbling.</p>
<p>unfortunately, for this class, participation is heavy...and those select few who can manage to understand him answer most questions. if i can understand one question, i jump on it and answer it...but most of his words are not really understandable (at least to me and others, except the select few i mentioned).</p>
<p>what to do in this case?</p>
<p>I would sit near the front to hear better. I guess you can also “participate” by asking the GSI to clarify what s/he just said.</p>
<p>haha. get used to it if youre staying in berkeley.</p>
<p>i am usually pleasantly surprised when i do manage to get a gsi that can speak somewhat comprehensible english…its more of the norm for me (or maybe its just my classes) to get more gsi’s that speak meh english. haha.</p>
<p>maybe you could also try going to the gsi’s OH and asking if he wouldn’t mind enunciating more carefully. if you ask in a nice, tactful way, he wont get offended since it is his job after all to make sure you understand the material…</p>