Blog 6 - Second Interview Preparation

1. Who is your mentor and where do they work?

• My mentor is Karen Russikoff, the professor of Second Language Acquisition classes at Cal Poly Pomona.

2. What five questions will you ask them about their background?

• What inspired you to teach your Second Language Acquisition class?
• What is the most important thing you have learned working at Cal Poly Pomona as a professor for Second Language Acquisition?
• How many languages do you speak? If you know multiple languages, what helped you learn them? What was the most beneficial approach you took in order to acquire those languages?
• Was Second Language Acquisition what you studied in college? If so, which classes did you find the most beneficial? If not, what did you initially study and what changed your mind?
• Why do you teach a class revolving around Second Language Acquisition in general as opposed to a language class (i.e. Elementary Spanish)?