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Fri, 6 Mar 98 00:51:21 EST

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    One difference I've seen between the American and French
    responses (to many of the survey questions, but this one
    in particular) was that person-to-person relations seem more
    apparent in the American responses. For example, when asked to
    describe a "good teacher," Americans described how that is
    someone you "makes you feel smart," is "caring," who "relates
    to children well." On the other hand, most of the French responses
    focused on the professional qualities of the teacher.
    A similar contrast shows up in the other questions about people
    in professional positions.

    One point that was brought up in a class discussion was that one
    simply cannot translate English sentences like "I know how you feel"
    or similar emotional/relational statements.
    Is this right? How do you express this kind of statement in French?

    -robin

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