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Native Speaker Teaching Assistants 2008/2009
Marine Ridoux
Native Speaker Teaching
Assistant for French
Hi, I am Marine the French TA.
My job is to do tutorials for the 201
and 301 students to make them aware of French culture. I also
prepare the weekly activities in the French house (Tuesday from 8h
to 9h, everybody is welcome! ) and of course, organise the French
cultural event during the spring.
I live in La Rochelle. It is an harbour on the Atlantic Coast where
a lot of tourists spend their holidays. Every summer La Rochelle
hosts a famous festival of French songs : “les Francofolies.”
I am 21 and I already graduated in Biochemistry. But I like studying
English since I was in high school that‘s why I would like to spend
a year to discover the American way of life!!
I also practise sailing and I LOVE clothes, and sewing. I make some
of my clothes on my own. I want you to have a great year in the
languages department!
Marine.
Salut à tous, je m’appelle Marine et je suis la nouvelle assistante
de français.
Mon travail va consister à vous aider en tutorat à
acquérir les bases de la culture française. Je m’occupe aussi de
l’activité hebdomadaire de la maison française ( mardi de 8h à 9h,
c’est ouvert à tous ceux qui s’intéresse à la France !) et de
l’évènement culturel français qui aura lieu au printemps.
Je viens de La Rochelle. C’est un port de la côte atlantique et
aussi le lieu de vacances de beaucoup de touristes pendant l’été.
Tous les étés nous avons la chance d’accueillir un festival de
musique francophone : les Francofolies.
J’ai 21 ans et je viens d’avoir ma licence en biochimie. Mais depuis maes années de lycée j’aime beaucoup étudier l’anglais, c’est
pourquoi je voulais passer cette année à découvrir l’ « American way
of life ».
Je fait aussi de la voile et j’ ADORE les vêtements et la couture.
Je fais moi-même une partie de mes vêtements.
J’espère que vous passerez une très bonne année au département des
langues !!
Marine
Alejandra Baldizon
Native Speaker Teaching Assistant for
Spanish
Hey everybody!!!
My
name is Alejandra but everybody calls me Ale. I am going to be one
of the Spanish TAs this academic year at Albion! I’m from Colima,
Mexico; a warm and colorful state located in the pacific coast of my
country.
One
of my greatest passions is Modern Languages and just learning about
other countrys' history and culture. I graduated this past June from
the University of Colima with a BA in Teaching Foreign Languages,
which is why I am so thrilled to be here and start working as
Spanish tutor. I want to share with everybody what my country,
culture and language are all about and I am looking forward to
taking advantage of this amazing experience and meeting new people.
I
am in charge of the tutorials for the 201 classes and I will be
attending a Spanish Language table in upper Baldwin Tuesdays at
noon. Miguel and I are so excited to carry out weekly cultural
activities here at I-House because they will be super entertaining
and fun! They are going to be in the Spanish lounge on Wednesdays
from 8:00 to 9:00 p.m. Apart from my Spanish duties, I am taking
two academic classes: African American History and Ethnic Studies. I
am very grateful to have the opportunity to enroll in these amazing
classes which I deeply enjoy and feel strongly passionate about. I
consider myself to be very fortunate to be able to attend a
classroom with American students because it opens the window to your
world and way of thinking and it gives me a wider perspective of the
way of life in the U.S.
I
am sure there are a lot of people interested in learning a little
bit more about my country and our traditions, as well as all our
Mexican slang. So if you want to chat sometime or you just have
questions of anything related to the Spanish Language feel free to
look for me; I live in the I-House, in room 16 within the Spanish
house and my phone number is 629-1493. You can also drop me a line
or two to say hi at
ab20@albion.edu Don’t be shy
I
know this is going to be a great year and I look forward to it!!!
See you soon!
Hola a todos!!! Mi nombre es Alejandra, pero todo el mundo me
dice Ale. Este año académico seré una de las TA’s en Albion! Soy de
Colima, México; un cálido estado lleno de vida y colores situado en
el pacífico mexicano.Mi gran pasión son las Lenguas extranjeras y
aprender la cultura e historia de otros países. Este Junio pasado,
me gradué de la Licenciatura de Enseñanza de Lenguas Extranjeras en
la Universidad de Colima, es por eso que estoy súper emocionada de
estar aquí y comenzar mi labor como tutora de Español. Quiero
compartir con todos ustedes las tradiciones de mi cultura y país al
igual que mi bello idioma. Estoy muy feliz y dispuesta a aprovechar
esta oportunidad al máximo y conocer mucha gente buena onda!
Este semestre voy a estar a cargo de las tutorías
para la clase de Español 201 y también estaré en la mesa de
conversación en upper Baldwin los martes al mediodía. Miguel y yo
estamos emocionadísimos de comenzar las actividades semanales en el
Spanish Lounge de la casa Internacional todos los miércoles a las 8
p.m. porque serán mega divertidas!!! A parte de mis
responsabilidades para con la facultad de Español, estoy tomando dos
clases súper interesantes que me fascinan: Historia Afro-Americana y
Estudios Étnicos. Estoy súper agradecida de tener la oportunidad de
atender estas clases que me apasionan bastante. Me considero una
chica muy afortunada de poder estar sentada en un salón de clases
con chavos americanos porque me abre la ventana a su mundo, forma de
vida y de pensar.
Estoy segura de que hay muchos chavos y chavas
interesados en aprender un poco mas de mi país y nuestras
tradiciones, a parte de todos los modismos habidos y por haber! Así
que, no dudes en visitarme en el cuarto 16 de la casa Internacional,
mi número es 629-1493, o si lo prefieres, me puedes mandar un e-mail
a
ab20@albion.edu No
sean penosos!
Se que este ano será magnifico y lo anticipo con
ansias!!! Nos vemos pronto!
Miguel De
Diego
Native Speaker Teaching Assistant for
Spanish
My name is Miguel de Diego and I am from Madrid, Spain. I am 23
years old. In my country I finished the courses to be a foreign
language teacher in primary school. I was born 11-28-1984 and my
mother's name is Africa Hermano. My father is called Enrique
de Diego and my brother also called Enrique.
I have lived all my life in a town near Madrid called Majadahonda,
where I studied in school and high-school. When I was 19 years old I
went to CES Don Bosco University and they provided me the
opportunity to travel to New Zealand last summer and this year to
Albion College.
Hola
amigos, mi nombre es Miguel de Diego tengo 23 años y estoy de
asistente de profesor de español en Albion College.
En mi país acabo de terminar la carrera de magisterio infantil y
también la carrera de magisterio de lengua extranjera.
He pasado toda
mi vida en Majadahonda que es un pueblo de Madrid, allí he estudiado
primero en el colegio Rosalía de Castro y después en el Instituto
Carlos Bousoño. Cuando terminé el instituto fui al CES Don Bosco,
que gracias a ellos estoy en Albion College
Si necesitáis cualquier cosa de mi escribirme al correo mikidh28@msn.com.
Saludos
Benjamin Grigo
Native Speaker Teaching Assistant for German
Hallo alle zusammen, ich bin
Benny (oder Ben, oder Benjamin, wie es euch gefällt ;-)) und bin der
deutsche TA dieses Jahr!
Ich komme aus einem kleinen
Dorf in Nordrhein-Westfalen in der Nähe von Dortmund, ungefähr 100
km (62 miles) nördlich von Köln. In Deutschland studiere ich an der
Universität Münster die Fächer Englisch, Sozialwissenschaften und
Chemie auf das Lehramt für Gymnasien und Gesamtschulen.
Ich mache dieses Jahr die 201
und 301 Tutorien, Katie Wachter übernimmt die 101 Tutorien. Unsere
wöchentliche kulturelle Aktivität findet jeweils Dienstag abends,
von 20-21Uhr statt. Der Sprachtisch ist immer Mittwochs von 12-13Uhr
in Upper Baldwin. Jeder der Interesse an der deutschen Sprache und
Kultur hat, ist zu beidem herzlich eingeladen!
Ich wohne im I-House in Raum
des 26 German Houses und falls ihr Fragen habt, könnt ihr jederzeit
vorbeikommen! Falls ich mal nicht da sein sollte, könnt ihr mir
gerne eine E-Mail an
BCG12@albion.edu schicken.
Das ist erstmal alles für den
Moment, falls ihr noch Fragen habt, kommt vorbei ;-)!
Alles Gute,
Benny
Hi everybody, my name is Benny (or Ben, or
Benjamin, as you like ;-)) and I am the German TA this year!
I come from a small village near Dortmund in
Northrhine-Westfalia, about 62 miles north of Cologne. At home, I
am studying to become a high school teacher for English, Social
Sciences and Chemistry at the University of Münster.
I will be working with the German 201 and 301
classes this year; Katie Wachter an Albion student who studied for
a year in Heidelberg, will be responsible for the German 101
tutorials. Our weekly cultural activity will take place every
Tuesday evening from 8-9pm. The language table is going to be on
Wednesdays, from noon until 1 o’clock in Upper Baldwin.
Everyone who is interested in German language and culture is hereby
sincerely invited to both!
I live in the I-House, in Room 26 of the German
House, so feel free to drop in when you have questions! In case I’m
not around, you are welcome to send me an E-Mail to
BCG12@albion.edu.
That’s it for now, if you want to know more,
just come over
All the best,
Benny
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