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Questions for Junior Practicum
Fall 2011
Homework - for every class, look at the script and choose between 10-15 new words:
1. Write down a brief dictionary definition in English.
2. Give one example from each (a full sentence, using the word in a collocation).
3. In class, read the examples to your fellow students (in pairs or groups)
Week 3
Discuss in class:
1. What is bio-luminescence? What is it used for?
2. How much of the ocean have we explored so far? What are some things we found?
3. Give some examples of animals in shallow water.
4. What did the cephalopod do?
5. What do male squid do when they fight?
6. What happened when the female was around?
7. Give some examples of mimicry.
Prepare at home, present in class (mostly to your group):
Come to class with examples of animal behaviour in the water. It should be something that looked interesting or surprising to you. Describe the behaviour, explain why the animal does it, and tell us why you found it interesting.
Week 4
Discuss in class:
1. What is “the celestial openness of the child’s mind”?
2. What is the critical period for learning a new language? Why?
Mastering sounds:
3. What is her focus on?
4. What is the technique they use?
5. What is the conclusion?
6. When does the change occur? How?
7. Can adults do that?
8. Describe the Mandarin experiment.
At home:
Make a list of English words that are difficult to pronounce or distinguish.
Make a little test in Korean for your teacher. See if he can hear your words correctly.
Week 5
Discuss:
1. What is a simile? Give examples.
2. What is a metaphor? Give examples.
3. What is the source? The target?
4. How do we make metaphors? What are the steps?
5. What is cognitive dissonance according to the speaker?
6. What are agent metaphors?
7. What are object metaphors?
8. What is the effect of using metaphors on Wall Street?
9. Why does it matter?
10. Why is language fossil poetry?
At home – prepare
Take a song in English – look for metaphors
Take a song in Korean – identify metaphors
Read the news for one day – identify metaphors
Give examples of metaphors used in everyday English
Week 6
Discuss in class:
1. Why do plants flower?
2. Which pollen gives us allergies. Why?
3. What do insects get?
4. What do some plants do to attract insects?
5. How do plants get their pollen on the insects?
6. What is Darwin’s orchid? Why is it named after him?
7. How do plants deceive? Give examples.
8. Do people use the same tricks? Give examples.
9. What does Arum do?
10. Why are many flowers red in the tropics?
11. What does an insect see? Explain UV filters, etc.
At home - prepare
Find examples of non-flower tricks – other plants.
Find example of animal tricks.
Do you think deception is necessary for reproduction?
Week 7
In class:
1. What does she use as a sculpture material?
2. What was her first creation?
3. What was the Porto piece? Describe it.
4. Describe the Philadelphia creation.
5. What is 1.26 in Denver?
Prepare at home. Short Presentation in Class.
Find an example of interesting art – building, sculpture etc., and present it in class. You can search TED or the Internet, bring pictures, or show them on the screen etc.
Explain who made the piece, and why. What are the materials, how it works, why is interesting, etc…
Week 9
Discuss in class:
1. What is a chemical clock? Why do we have it?
2. What is the body clock for humans?
3. What happens to humans in a bunker?
4. What are we well equipped to do?
5. What’s the ideal under natural light conditions?
Prepare at home, and make a short presentation in class:
Make a short presentation on sleep. You can focus on segmented sleep, or choose another topic related to sleep.
Week 10
Before you watch the presentation: Think and write down your answer:
What are the causes of poverty. How can poverty be fought?
Discuss in class:
1. What is the best way to immunize children?
Describe the Indian experiment.
2. How can you stop malaria?
3. How can you get kids to go to school?
4. What is a randomized control trial?
Alternative:
Redo her presentation, using your own words. Split the presentation in three; each member of the group presents one part.
At home:
Research and describe your favourite NGO. What do they do?
Week 11
Before you watch:
How many guys are there in your classes?
Do guys study better than girls?
How did guys behave in class (elementary, high school, university)?
Discuss in class:
1. What is the problem that guys face?
2. What is the data?
3. What is physical intimacy?
4. What kind of increase in shyness do we see? Is that true in your experience?
5. Why do guys prefer male bonding? Explain.
6. What do they prefer now?
7. What are the causes?
8. What is arousal addiction?
9. What is the fastest growing industry in America?
10. What does that mean?
At home and short presentation to your groups:
The differences between boys and girls.
Week 12
Discuss in class
1. What was the Highline?
2. How did Robert get involved in this?
3. How did he get his idea?
4. How did he persuade the city?
5. What did they do?
6. What are the side effects?
7. What is the next step?
8. What was he afraid of?
9. What does he like about it?
10. Describe an urban area that’s not pleasant (example: Naeri). How could you transform it? Think of concrete steps to improve an area.
At home and short presentations:
Find examples of urban transformations on the Internet.
Week 13
A.
1. What are the four ways sound affects us? Describe each of them.
2. Why is most retail sound inappropriate?
3. What are the four golden rules?
B.
1. How much do we retain when we listen?
2. What is the definition of listening?
3. What are some techniques we use to listen? Describe them.
4. How does sound place us in time and space?
5. Why are we losing our listening ability?
6. Why is that a problem?
7. What are the five simple exercises to listen better?
8. Explain the acronym he uses.
At home:
Think of examples from your life when sound was polluting.
What kind of music would be good for a clothing store? And for a bakery? Do a bit of research on the Internet.
Week 14
1. What was the first study?
2. What’s the connection between longevity and smile?
3. How often do kids smile?
4. Why is it difficult to smile and frown at the same time?
5. What is the facial feedback response theory?
6. What is the connection between smile and chocolate
7. What are the benefits of smiling?
At home
Prepare a little anecdote of a time in your life that’s connected to a smile ( a personal experience).
Week 15
Discuss in class:
1. What was the Stanford study?
2. How many kids ate the marshmallow?
3. What’s the most important factor for success?
4. What did the follow-up study say?
5. What was the result of the Colombian experiment?
6. What did the girl with the blue ribbon do?
7. What did the Koreans do?
Prepare at home:
What do you think? What are the conditions for being successful in life?
Do you have the personality traits that could help you be successful? If not, can you change your attitude?
