Senior Project Reflection

1.I am most proud of keeping my audience entertained especially with my activities because they learned different words in another language and also a bit of thier culture and why they say it like that. They were also entertained by my posters that said hello in six different languages.

2.(a)  P+ because i met requirements and my 2 hour was very enjoyable by everyone.

2.(b) P because so far i've done well on my interview and my research and i feel that if i did good on those then the rest has to be even better.

3. Having the research to back up what i have to say and knowing that i did an i-search paper made my 2 hour much easier and felt that i had a script the whole time.

4. The 3-column chart because it sarted too early and would have been better to have them after the i-search paper because i can get my info like that.

5. Knowing a lot about language acquisition has made me get into language more and i would like to translate for people not only as a job but to help them achive the language too. I want to be able to help people who have trouble pronunciating or writing a language because thats how its going to be in the future. Many people will know more than two languages instead of one and thats one achivement i hope to see in my future

2-Hour Presentation

2 hour lesson plan

Service Learning

Literal
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AoAYESon5Xa5dE9CQjVLVE9PZGFLR21QbFduNGZCT2c

Rupa Patel (909) 331-2152
Interpretive
I learned that not all the kids learn at the same pace. Even though they are at the age of learning new things and can learn faster than adults, they still need the patience and time to do the things. Some kids are faster than others when it comes to reading or math but others need their time to learn.

Applied
Service learning helped me the most when I would help out the kids in their homework, ssr, and when testing for their level of reading because even though its not a second language they are learning, they are taking similar steps to learning a language. When testing for their level of reading, they didnt know some words, their pronunciation was off and things like that made it similar to second language learning. Thats how I felt that it connects to my eq.

Independent Component 2

Calendar/ Log hours
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0At85uyEB0aPQdGIxUzdITXZEMjBxVGN2VVJpUWtueEE

Literal

(a) I, Nancy Atempa,affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 30 hours of work.
(b) I completed 30 hours of learning Frech with Milan Freeman, we used a book called learn Frech in 30 days by Berlitz. We did a couple of lessons on it and the exercises and learned new words along the way, many ways to say to arrive in present tense and things like that. We used youtube.com to find the alphabet, greetings, numbers, how to pronounce certain letters and words and rules of how the words are said.

Interpretive

I believe this represents 30 hours of work because we did our best to practice the language as much as we could. There were little sections of te book that had stories and we would hear the audio and then try to interpret what it was trying to say. Because there was two of us, we corrected each other and made things less stressfull. Well at least i can say it gave me confidence to want to learn the language more.

Applied

This component helped answer my first answer to my eq even further than what i had before which is pronunciation and writting. Pronunciation was something really though to do because we have already developed a language or two and knowing a another language later on is kind of difficult. Like one of my biggest difficulties when learning french was the letter 'r'. Since I know how to roll my r's, the r in french has to be kept down and let the back of the mouth say it for you. In writting, it was also hard becuse its another language and so it means different rules apply to it. one of my biggest problems was that i had to keep looking at the word or sentence i had to write so i wouldnt spell it wrong. Something that was really hard for both were the words. An example like Bonjour you can't say the last letter of the word and when you write it down its one of those things that you already know even when a letter is silent.

Helping 2013

Clara Amaya
4/23/12  1:40pm

1. For a career topic she wanted to do ADA which is a person who works with people who have disabilities. And i guess a fun topic would be music. She picked these because she seems interested in them.

•  I told her thats a good start because not many of us see kids with disabilities and told her about my little sister who has autisim.  For her second topic i told her that Ogden is a big help considering his elective class is music and happens to know a lot about it.

2. Her aunt has a child who has a disability and would like to do hours along with the child. For music shes not really sure. maybe going to one of her old music teacher from middle school and see if she can do hours with them.

•  I told her about a place called Casa Colina which is in La Verne for her first topic where she can do some service learning or at least check the place out. For the second one i told her that school is not a good place to check first because they might not let her and think of ther places like a music shop.

3. She's expecting a lot of in depth, like we should really know it by now and topics that dont come into someones mind.

• I said that yes most of us know our topic but that doesnt mean we can put it into words becuase some of us might get stuck or forget everything we need to say or get really nervous. i told her that she should expect to get something out of it but she should remember that many of us are nervous.

4. She wants to know how senior topics work overall, is there any special rubric, and do they have to answer an essential question.

• I told her about the N/C rules and the form we had to sign in the beginning of the year and how it works. some recommendations i told her were that ADA is a good topic because i think theres many disability places out there and some schools that have a special class for them. 

Answer 3

Eq= What is the best way to learn a second language?
 There are many people living in the US and English is their second language. So how is it that all those people come to learn the language? I believe that people learn a second language best by the environment they are surrounded by. Like English is used in every place; at school, in work, restaurants, banks and so on. Just about anywhere or what you read is english. For example, since spanish is my native language, I learned english by watching tv and learned in school. How I progressed is by talking to my peers and siblings. Other people like children learn by mimicking a person or something on tv which is still the environment.

http://www.asha.org/publications/leader/2008/080212/f080212a.htm

http://www.education.com/reference/article/how-children-learn-second-language/

3-Column Chart

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0At85uyEB0aPQdEhzNEtIWjVVcTdkZ0FMMTA1REpmNXc

Room Creativity

1. I plan to have as many posters all around the room of different ways to say hello.
2. For answer 1 , I would llike to teach them an alphabet of a language for practice. My second answer, I still dont know what to do for motivation.

Answer 2

EQ= What is the best way to learn a second language?
Answer 2= Motivation is the key to learning a second language
Evidence=

1. There are two types of motivation instrumental and Intregitive motivation. intregitive is to actually wanting to study the language while instrumental is to have it for a neccesity.
2. A child is most likely to learn because of their motivation of acquiring things before the age of 5. Compared to an adult, some lack motivation and just want to learn it as a neccesity.
3.  Even when babies are learning their first language, it means that they want to learn it and start out by mimicking and babbling and so motivation is there too.

Sources= http://iteslj.org/Articles/Norris-Motivation.html
http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/how-young-children-learn-language
http://www.cal.org/resources/digest/ncrcds04.html

The Product

As going through language acquisition as my senior topic, I've come across things i would never think of. Like for example the first time i was learning to speak or learning a second language. The very first time I learned to read and when i actually learned the spanish alphabet. As I grew older, i had to translate for my parents or people that asked me for directions or things like that. When my mom was learning english she would tell me to help her out in pronunciating the words and i couldnt help her because i would laugh too much. But at the same time she would laugh at me when i would say things in spanish that i couldnt say right. Today i want to learn different languages and i know pronunciating will be something hard to get at. So for my product i would say being in the learners shoes and knowing what it feels like. I kind of experienced it with learning the numbers in italian because the c is not pronounced as how we pronounce it in english and knowing how to say it correctly. And i know that it will take a while to get used to the language and i will have to go through that if i want to learn another language which i do really want to.

An example of what i did for the activity part of 20 min presentation

 http://italian.about.com/library/fare/blfare134a.htm
A link to pronunciating italian numbers

http://italian.about.com/od/pronunciation/a/italian-alphabet.htm
The italian alphabet

Fourth Interview Questions

1. What's most important when learning a second language?
2. It is said that bilinguals have a better chance of learning a third language? Would you believe that?
3. Does motivation have anything to do with learning a second language?
4. Would you say that it is a lot harder for adults to learn a new language? why?
5. What is best for a child? to learn in a classroom or on the outside world (their environtment)?
6. What kind of methods do you use to teach a language? or use any methods
7.  Would you think it's a good idea to shelter a child knowing that they are bilingual? why?
8.  Bilinguals have many advantages? would that be considered true?
9. Theres articles that talk about nature vs. nurture. Which one do you think is most dominant? why?
10.  Kids have the most advantage than anyone else. Why do you think is that?
11. It is said that when your about 12 yrs. old and older, learning a language will not be the same as for when you learned your native language. Why could that be?
12. Babies coo, cry, laugh and scream when they werent even taught to do so. What are your thoughts on this?
13. Have you ever thought of how you learned your native language?
14. When did you first start learning your second language?
15. Many people are bilingual today and some really don't practice their first or second language and some eventually forget? What do you have to say about this?
16. People (mostly adults) get shy or embarrassed to talk in a different language that they can rarely speak in. why could that be?
17. Would you say that mimiking is considered something good or bad in a child? why?
18. Anyone at any age can learn a second language. Would you consider this statement to be true? Why?
19. Who gives the most help a parent or a teacher? why?
20. What makes a person improve on their language(s)? why?

Independent Component 2 Plan Approval

1. I want to actually teach a child to learn a second language or help improve their languages (if two), and see how far the child goes during this process. I plan to use a 3 year old child that i know and help him improve and actually learn words instead of mimiking it.

2. By  meeting the 30 hours I plan to work with the child for that time with starting off with the alphabet and numbers. i will also get the child to write the stuff down so that he is learning to write and hear the word at the same time. Then i will advance to other things like addition, subtraction, short and long sounds with the vowles.

3. This realtes to my eq because its "what is the best way to learn a second language?" and im helping a child to understand both of his languages and at the same time improving his second language and is always better to start young in teaching or helping a child something because they get a better grasp of the topic or what they are learning.

Independent Component 1

Link to Independent Comp. 1:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0At85uyEB0aPQdHdBUUhsUUtUVGJYTFZvSEJub1hyZnc

(L)
a. On the link
b. I completed 30 hours of work in think together. I helped a class of kids ranging from kindergarten to 2nd grade. What I had to do is basically help the kids with their homework or anything that they would do. Like doing math or reading and things they wouldnt understand. I also had to get the supplies needed for the class. When I wasn't needed, I would ask other teachers If they needed help.  

(I)
 Even though it doesnt seem suitable for my topic, I found ways to make it work. Like for instance, I helped the kids with their homework and they were working on their vowles and how they are used in everyday talk. Since there's bilingual kids, that also helped out on my project. There's many kids who have a hard time understanding what each thing means. Like the vowles, they were also working on the short and long sounds which is a bit tough for them becuase the kids wouldnt hear them or just didn't understand. I also leaded a small group of kids in drawing according to what the riddle says and had to fill in the blanks to find out what to draw.

(A)
It helped me by getting my first answer which is practice in writting as much as you would do in speaking it. Many of the kids that I helped out know how to talk (english) but when it comes to reading, their voice tone changes, they read slower, and or can't read up to the level they should be reading at. Their writting is also a big part because some say they don't know how to spell a word when they know it but don't make the connection.This also affects some of the bilinguals because they can mix up words and end up talking spanglish sometimes.   

Presentaion 2 Rough Draft

Link to Rough Draft 2 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zRAvROkE6ljigE8boZ3wv9_886jAQL7xJThipdKff18/edit

Answer 1

1. Learning a language means  to practice everyday, at least and hour, with someone who knows the language at intermediate level.
2. When it comes to learning anything new, you always need practice. This type of practice is to learn the alphabet and how to use the rules with someone who actually knows the language instead of just mimiking a person. Mimiking doesn't always work because your not learning how its spelled or even know the definition. You would just know the word verbaly. An Article I found called "Learning two Languages" says that  you can practice through hearing CD's or Language Programs to help along the way. And as always not everyone learns at the same pace but kids tend to learn it faster than others. An example I like the most is my mom, she took classes to learn english but only learned a few things and at times forgets some words. As opposed to my cousin who is only 3, is bilingual and can talk pretty well. The only thing is that he doesnt know how to spell words other than his name and learned through mimiking what other people would say.
3. I found this website very heplful in answering my eq. http://www.asha.org/public/speech/development/BilingualChildren.htm 

Service Learning



1.  Im doing my service learning at the Think Together program.
2. Rupa Patel
3. I havent done the whole 10 hrs but i went to orientation for think together because it was required and went on Thursday to see what its like. Basically what i have to do is help out the kids with their hw or get things that are needed for the kids.
4. 3.5 hrs
5. some pictures of the kids playing

ESLR's

1. Effective learner and communicator.
2. I've been trying countless time to get service learning and calling many sites. I have learned how to make a working bib on excel, how to find research better.
3. I'll better at communicating than most people, have more or different knowledge than others, and being able to work with others.

Third Interview Questions

1. What is the best way to learn a second language?

2. What kind of methods are there to teach a language?

3. Would it be easier for a child or adult to learn a new language?

4. Would a bilingual person be able to learn another language faster than others who know only one language?

5. Why is it that they say that newborns to 5 yrs old can learn up to 5 different languages?

6. What does language acqusition mean in your own words?

7. What is the best way to practice a second language?

8. Is it possible to learn two languages at the same time?

9. What is better for a child? To learn from educational shows that teach a language or to be taught by someone like a teacher or parent?  Why?

10. Is it true that bilingual people know the rules better to their second language?