Excitement:
-Taught my last ESL class at Leesville Road Middle School on Tuesday. They made me a huge card and my teacher brought me a cool vase back from Peru (where she recently visited). I feel soooo much freer now that I don't have to plan lessons and my Tuesday and Thursdays are wide-open time wise.
- My Philosophy of Law class was canceled for Wednesday and next Monday. My teacher had a death in the family (not so exciting) but I has been nice to have some extra free time. I now only have 3 more PHI of Law classes left!
- In my Spanish Senior Seminar I am DONE with everything except my final paper that is due on May 3rd (and I have already written 5 out of the the 8 pages!!!). My teacher is allotting the rest of the semester in class to working on this paper! ...so basically, I'm done with this class.
- I have been encourage with support raising for Mexico this week. Though I have a lot to raise, people are being very generous with their gifts and people have been great about being interested in what I'm doing and how I am doing...which I appreciate.
-My roommate Allison is getting married in July and tonight (Friday) my other roommates and I are throwing her a surprise batchelorette party! We have about 12 other girls coming, we will be playing games, eating yummy food, opening presents, and drinking virgin strawberry daiquiris! ...see all the pictures!
- I was selected to receive two awards this week from the department of Foreign Languages and Literature. The "English as a Second Language Teacher Education Award" and the "Arlene Malinowinski Memorial Award". There are a series of awards that are giving to seniors in my department and I will receive my awards at an awards ceremony on April 28th. I'm not sure what the second award is for (I do know that she was once a professor at State)...but I'll let you know after I receive it! ****see below for description
- I went out for Tapas (Spanish appetizers) and Salsa dancing with about five of the girls that studies in Spain with me. It's always fun to catch-up with them and reminiscence of Spain.
-Played Inter-mural softball
Stressful:- My STS (science, gender, and technology) class is probably the worst class I have ever taken here at State. The teacher is new and not very good at clarifying expectations and she used lots of BIG words that none of use understand (she just graduated with her PhD from Duke in History last year...maybe we should remind her she is a State now and those big words are NOT necessary!). We have a finial paper and I STILL do not understand what exactly it is suppose to be about. We have guidelines, but they are very complex and different areas contradict other areas. I have asked her MANY questions, but the more I ask the more confused I get. I think I have decided to just write the paper, take whatever grade she gives me, and just BE DONE! This is really the only thing that is giving me stress as I approach the end of the year.
- I'm taking the ESL Praxis next Saturday. I have to pass this test to get my ESL License...I can take it more than once, but it cost me $150 so I would prefer not too....so, it's just a little stressful!
*****According to my adviser and professor, Karen Tharrington:
The award honors our late colleague Dr Arlene
Malinowski, who served the FLL dept in many
capacities including associate professor,
assistant department head and director of
the foreign language teacher education
program. She was an inquisitive scholar,
a tireless advocate for students, a lover
of foreign languages and cultures, a
dedicated teacher and caring colleague as
well as a zealous promoter of foreign
language education. In her memory we honor
a student in our foreign language teacher
education program who demonstrates
outstanding academic achievements and
leadership qualities as well as a love of
languages and cultures and a high level of
involvement in academic and extra-curricular
pursuits.
Your high GPA, dedication to the field of
teacher education, high ethical standards,
leadership qualities inside and outside of
the classroom, enthusiasm for new
challenges and your ability to take
initiative are what made the FLL Dept.
choose you as this year's recipient.
