People From Audios

Question 1

-Parents moved from Mexico to US before he was born
-Parents know basic English
-Acted as translator for parent-teacher conferences

Answer 1

Alejandro Maya

Question 2

-Bilingual Speaker
-Asked to work in registro de alumnos
-Thinks it’s important to have bilingual people in registro because there’s more kids coming from Spanish speaking households

Answer 2

YOLO

Question 3

-UIUC Student studying Span + Psych
-works at language academy + SOAR + Garden Hills
-Helps a boy with hw because he is not good at English yet
-Teaches us how to create learning materials for children
-Learned Spanish in highschool + college
-Visited Granada, Espana for 4 months
-Wants to go to Mexico to teach English

Answer 3

Julia Lucas

Question 4

-Works at UIUC
-Works as teacher at University Language Academy for Children
-Teaches Kindergarten to 5th grade
-Likes working with children bc it’s gratifying and they’re constantly developing (Says children learn best when they’re moving around (Actividad física))

Answer 4

Christina De Angelo

Question 5

-Professor who coordinates volunteers to go to Grand Rapids to translate for doctors
-Students work for 1 doctor/semester

Answer 5

Ari Hernandez

Question 6

-Lives in IL but family’s from Monterrey, Nuevo Leon
-Works at Mental Health Center as coordinator for families with young children
-Was a UIUC student
-Studied business and finance
-Worked at “Illinois Migrant Head Start”

Answer 6

Griselda Garza

Question 7

-Studies social work at UIUC
-Works at shelter for immigrants
-Learned Spanish through classes
-Never been abroad but plans to go to Costa Rica for 1 month
-Had a mom come into his work with child’s death certificate
-Wants to work with immigrants when graduated

Answer 7

Ryan Kuramitsu

Question 8

-Guy whose Turkish friend dislocated his shoulder
-Had to translate for him at the hospital
-Noticed in Spain, doctors take notes AFTER attending patients
- Told friend that he was getting a massage but doctor popped his arm back into place

Answer 8

Antonio Reyes

Question 9

• Interpreter at Carle
• Studied business
  -Interacts with everyone but administrators
  -Thinks it’s important to have bilingual interpreters even with bilingual doctors due to legal reasons, knowledge of medical terms, and bc translators can help with patients transportation

Answer 9

Carlos Bocanegra