Sigp Grant Proposal — Joel Alvarez-Rinconeño. 1.Taking

Students are required to take English all four years of high school to improve and develop skills for higher education. We read different types of literature to learn morals and explore new ideas. With writing assignments of résumés, formal letters, and essays, students establish a foundation for future responsibilities in college or a job field. Vocabulary expansion is woven throughout everyday tasks in the English classroom; word choice is crucial to our professional and educational futures. Accumulated writing and reading skills are used in preparation for standardized testing, such as the SAT and ACT. English class improves the confidence in students with reading, writing, and speaking skills. In four years of English, written literature greatly impacts one’s learning experience.

I had the amazing privilege to serve as an informal ambassador for my country of birth (Italy), clearing up cultural stereotypes, and creating positive connections between two cultures. I had the joy of meeting people from other cultures. Sharing problems, connecting with cultural differences and similarities gave me the opportunity to learn not only about other cultures but also about local and global issues. The desire to understand these issues, and to solve them (like for example immigration issues with Mexican-born people living in the United States) inspired me to apply for the study abroad program-language immersion in Cuernavaca, Mexico.

My intended major is Sociology. Once I earn my degree I intend to find a career in either social work or teaching. In choosing social work my focus will be low income families and programs that decrease social inequality. As a child I yearned for the ability to help people, to change someone’s life for the better and give them back the strength and hope they have lost through life’s battles. I gained this eagerness to provide assistance when my parents brought me to their homeland of Guatemala. Guatemala is a very poor country and I saw the despair and hopelessness of many while others still strived every day to elevate the lives of their family amidst poverty.

He started attending school after arriving at his grandparent’s home in Mountain View, California. Here, he learned the English language, history, mathematics, and everything you would expect a citizen to know. His love for his new home and the culture that surrounded him continued to grow. In his studies, he excelled in spelling and English. And it was his school that helped him discover a passion for language. He would later take what he learned and apply it to writing.

I am a first generation college student with Computer Science major with a Chemistry minor.

I am currently a first year working on my B.A. in Liberal Studies. I am on the Elementary Education path and planning on also completing the combined Masters/credential program. I also work on campus for Intramural Sports as an official and scorekeeper. I am a very goal oriented person and love to be involved. In high school I graduated with honors and participated in basketball, track, and theater.

Comparing to other possible location accepting interns, as I would have the upper advantage of starting here with opportunity to develop my leadership and management skills through interning at this location. This opportunity will allow me to balance the skills needed as well as thrive in understanding the management principle that will assist me in my future career.

I am currently starting my junior year here at the University of Nevada with a major in business management and a minor in community health science. Once I have completed my bachelor's degree I hope to continue my education with the intent of receiving

Back in high school, English had been a necessary evil for me. Writing persuasively and developing narratives

I attended Lander University to obtain a degree in Nursing. I wanted to help people! I soon discovered that being a nurse is a dirty job and I did not enjoy blood and guts. I wandered over to the Education Department and was an Elementary Education Major for a while. I wanted to help children! After taking the Praxis and student teaching for a few weeks, I developed a dislike for the classroom environment. My next thought was to major in Sociology. I liked the idea of having

The communicative arts are a strong passion of mine. Until my freshman year, communicative arts, specifically language arts, had always been the class that bored me to death. It was simply the class where I learned vocabulary and grammar and then, was quizzed on it. My dedicated ninth grade language arts teacher truly enlightened me into the capabilities and possessions of language arts. Reading became more than a plot and mesmerizing characters on a sheet of paper. I suddenly found myself emerged into the settings of my newest read whether it was the battlefield of a war or a chaotic society after a plague. Through a series of 180 days in a powerful classroom, my perspective on the communicative arts changed dramatically and positively in a way that

Our elders always tell us that if an opportunity is handed to you, grab it. The moment I saw Kuya Scott’s photos in Mahidol University, I said to myself “I would do anything to be able to apply.” I kept on hoping that it would be open to all, and when Ma’am Sally introduced about the Global Internship Programs and said that it is open to everyone and not just to those who are part of the Dean’s List, it made me feel ecstatic.

As stated above, I am a double major in Elementary Education and American Studies, and I also plan on minoring in English and History thus making me very diverse and well-rounded when it comes to my areas of

the day and English at night, but my transition was harder due to my poor foundations of the English language. I now had to speak, write, and read in English, when I preferred my native language, Spanish. Immaculate Heart Elementary School provided a tutor to help me read from the textbooks in my third grade class. I had difficulty communicating with the teacher and classmates. I felt embarrassed for not understanding English, and sad knowing that it was hard to speak with my Spanish accent. Even though I was placed in such an unfamiliar and difficult situation, I enjoyed the educational atmosphere. I felt safer in an environment where I had some individual attention. I began to write essays about various social studies related topics such as the 41st President of the United States and the Statue of Liberty. I recall spending a lot of my time thinking about the ideas I should mention in those essays, but I spent even more time trying to get those thoughts on lined paper. I wondered whether I was saying things the correct way. I felt behind compared to the other student in my class. I didn?t know the basics of grammar, like when to use ?is? and not ?are?, when everyone else had mastered that area of study. I struggled thinking in Spanish and

I have been motivated to explore and learn how to write in English. My academic and personal experiences forced me to learn English. I thought writing was the same everywhere. I consider myself a good amateur of Spanish writing. I used to write letters to companies to Latin American ministers and presidents, so I’m usually very confident about my writing. Then, I met Mr. Callaway and what English writing really means. First thing I learned from English 081 is that as a writer, you can always improve.