Blog #6

Good afternoon everyone!!!

Today I attended my internship at the Boys and Girls Club.

Interaction

Today we went to the library with all the kids from the school. A woman who works at the library has read two Halloween story to the kids and they also have made a drawing.  We took the bus to go to the library so I add to be very careful with the kids. I had to announce rules to them in English and in French.

New language

Most of the conversation were turning around Halloween because all the kids were talking about it. They were telling me about their costume and about how much they were excited.

There are 2 words that I learn: costume and skeleton

I had a blank when I was trying to say the word costume to a kids, so I had to ask to a French person that speaks very good in English.

The word skeleton was pronounced by the lady at the library. I didn't remember what was the correct word for a squelette (skeleton) in English.


Socio-cultural factors that affect communication

Self-esteem have a lot to do with verbal communication. Someone with a low sense of self-esteem may find it difficult to voice their opinion of feel they are not worthy of speaking. Contrarily, someone with a high self-esteem may find it very easy to dominate a conversation.


When we went to the library, the lady was asking them some questions about the story and it was always the same kids that were answering to the lady. I guess that those kids had a high self-esteem then those who didn't want to answer at all. The lady were asking question but they didn't want to answer contrarily to the other kids that were very excited to answer.

Blog #5

Good afternoon blogger’s!!

I attended today my internship!

Interaction

The interaction that I have is very simple sentence and we use simple vocabulary because I am working with kids around 3-4 years old.

Language lexicon

One of the girls had a sandwich at lunch that she didn't want to eat because it was chicken. So, I start to cut her sandwich in small piece and my fingers were smelling tuna. I didn't know what the words for «thon» in English was so, I asked the guy what was the English words for "thon". I learn the word tuna.

Rewards and challenges

The challenges when you speak with young kids is that you really have to use simple sentence and simple vocabulary.

But, it gives me the chance to increase my pronunciation because I speak slowly with them.

Socio-cultural factors that affect communication

Shyness and anxiety disorders are one of the factors that I observe that was affecting the communication between kids. 

Some of the kids are very shy and doesn't express them self out loud. People that are suffering from shyness may be perfectly comfortable talking to close friends or family in their home, but not in front of unknown people. There are 2 kids in my internship that don't speak at all.

Blog #4

Hello blogger's!!

Today I attended my internship with the small friends at the boys and girls club of lasalle.

Interaction

Because I am working with kids around 3-4 years olds, their is not a lot of  interaction in english. The conversation that we have is not rich. The words that the kids uses is simple.

Linguistic and cultural observations between French vs. English

I observe that some of the kids that are only speaking one languages are less shy than those who speaks two languages.

New lexicon

Today, I have learn the word ASAP. When people are talking, I listen their conversation to see if I understand every words. Two girls were talking and one of them said ASAP. I didn't know what was the meaning of this words, so I made a reaserch when I got home. The words means as soon as possible.

Challenges

Their is some challenges that I face in my internship. Sometimes I don't always know every words in english. I often have to search in my head what I want to express. When I don't know what to say, I ask to the guy with who i'm working. He speaks french, so he can help me.

Blog #3

Hello blogger's !!!

I attended my internship today with the kids around 2-3 years old. It was really pleasant to work with them. At first they were eating their lunch after that it's nap time for everyone and then they eat something and they can play until 15h30. I really enjoy working with Kim and Olivier. They have told me precisely what I had to do and not to do.

New lexicons 
This group only speaks in english. I didn't really learnt new words because their language is not quite developped to be rich in the vocabulary but I practice a lot my pronunciation with them because I speak slowly with them.

I also have a lot of interaction with them because I have to help them and show them what to do and not to do. The kids ask me a lot of question, they are very curious.

Communication English vs. French

One time I said to a little girl named Sofia : eat this you ( she wasn't eating her lunch so I had to tell her a lot to eat it ). After I said it, I taught in my head that it wasn't the right way to say it, so I repeat it in a other way and told her : You have to eat this.

Well I really enjoyed my day and I can't wait to go back next wednesday !!

Thank you

INTERNSHIP FIRST IMPRESSION POST #2

Hello bloguer's

I had today my first day of internship at The Boys And Girls Club of Lasalle. I have to say that it was amazing. I really enjoyed playing and help the kids. At first we did an activity in the gymnas. Some of the kids where playing basketball, frisbee and volleyball. It didn't get to long for the kids to be confortable with me.  After the gym, we went eating something and after that they do homeworks. I did love to help them.

There is a lot of different culture and all the kids speaks at least 1 or 2 language. French and english. Some speaks only in english and some others only in french.

You know very quickly who is speaking wich language because if they don't understand what you are saying they will just look at you with a funny face, so you know they speaks the other language.

I had some misunderstandings because some of the kids didn't prounonce very well each words and some were speaking to fast for me because they were speaking in their native language, so I was asking them to repat slowly.

One girls came to me and ask me for a ball:
Girls: hey, can I have peachball?
Me: I was like....WHAT?? I was talking to my self in my head: what is a peachball? So I ask her what she wanted again because Iwasn't understanding what she was telling me and she showed me the ball.
Me : haaaaa! A beachball

I guess she was speaking to fast for me or she didn't pronounce her words correctly because she was closing her lips as she wanted to say P and not B.

At the end of everything I had a lot of fun with the kids.