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. 

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?

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?