Coldie
09-27-2007, 06:56 AM
A Spanish teacher was explaining to her class that in Spanish, unlike English, nouns are designated as either masculine or feminine.
”House” for instance, is feminine: ”la casa.” ”Pencil,” however, is masculine: “el lapiz.”
A student asked, “What gender is ‘computer’?’ ‘
Instead of giving the answer, the teacher split the class into two groups, male and female, and asked them to decide for themselves whether ”computer” should be a masculine or a feminine noun.
Each group was asked to give four reasons for its recommendation.
The men’s group decided that ”computer” should definitely be of the feminine gender (”la computer”), because: :eek: {...}
More... (http://dzesire.net/2007/09/26/computer-male-or-female/)
”House” for instance, is feminine: ”la casa.” ”Pencil,” however, is masculine: “el lapiz.”
A student asked, “What gender is ‘computer’?’ ‘
Instead of giving the answer, the teacher split the class into two groups, male and female, and asked them to decide for themselves whether ”computer” should be a masculine or a feminine noun.
Each group was asked to give four reasons for its recommendation.
The men’s group decided that ”computer” should definitely be of the feminine gender (”la computer”), because: :eek: {...}
More... (http://dzesire.net/2007/09/26/computer-male-or-female/)