Research Project

For this project, you will learn more about education in your community.

Imagine that you meet a person that is the same age, gender, and hometown as you. You become very good friends with this person and always enjoy each others' company.

However, your friend is not a student. Your friend is a construction worker and does physical labor almost everyday. This friend dropped out of school in third grade, and you want to help your friend have a brighter future.
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For this project, you will interview a teacher from another school (not An Giang University). You will ask about people who drop out of school and want to continue. You may also find information from other sources (books, magazines, newspapers, internet). You will work alone. Any group work will be considered cheating unless approved by me.

==Information==

-What is a continuation school? What is the purpose?
-What is a vocational school? What is the purpose?
-What can of work are they unable to do?
-What must a student do to get a degree?
-Is it possible to study elementary school subjects when you are an adult, such as mathematics and reading?
-In the teacher's opinion, is it impossible for this student to get a college degree?
-If a student has studied only up to third grade, what skills will they have?
-If a student quits school at third grade, can they survive? What kind of work can they do?
-In the teacher's opinion, what should this student do? What classes should they take? What should they study? What career should they pursue?
-In the teacher's opinion, are they many students who drop out of the teacher's school? What is the main reason? What can the community do to reduce drop-outs?

==Interview==

-You may conduct the interview in Vietnamese, but you must translate the results into English.
-You may speak with any teacher that does not teach on the An Giang University campus. I suggest you interview teachers from your hometown.
-The teacher can teach any subject; it does not have to be an English teacher.
-If you need a letter of introduction, please ask me ahead of time.
-It will be difficult to find a teacher that has time to meet with you, I encourage you to try your hardest. Find a teacher to interview ASAP.

==Other Resources==

You can find other information from the internet, newspapers, books, and other teachers. However, you must get the most information from your interview.

==Report==

You will write a two-page, typed, Times New Roman 12' font, double-spaced essay that will be at least 475 words and at most 525 words. The report will summarize your interview, answer all the questions in the 'Information' section, and describe your experience during the project. There will be two drafts.

==Results==

-I will meet with you individually to discuss your findings. We will schedule meetings later.

==Schedule==

-First Draft of Report Due: October 26th 1:00 P.M.
-Meetings with Mark to discuss results and turn in Final Report: November 1st-7th



Good luck. This is a difficult assignment. If you have a question, you may ask me.
-Mark

Online Homework #2 NEWS

Hello 33D,

This week we will do reports. Next week, you will do group presentations. I have assigned the members to each group and you have a time limit. The presentation will be on Tuesday morning (22nd).

You are required to do the following:
-Give a short description and summary of the article (including the time, location, etc.)
-Explain what you think will happen next.
-Discuss different solutions to this problem.
-Include the picture from the article into your presentation.
-Please find an article from anther website that is relevant (use some information in your presentation).
-Please find a resource in Vietnam that is relevant (use some information in your presentation).

Link	33D1	33D2
1. World Bank sends more loans Vietnam’s way to offset inflation (3-5 minutes)
http://www.thanhniennews.com/politics/?catid=1&newsid=52437	Thoai Huong	Kiet Thu
2. Southern traffic police jailed for taking bribes (3-5 minutes)
http://www.thanhniennews.com/society/?catid=3&newsid=52438	Chau Thanh Hien	Diem Tram
3. Bumper crop brings misery to Mekong (8-10 minutes)
http://www.thanhniennews.com/features/?catid=10&newsid=52475	Lieu Phuc Q. Trung Ven	Ngan Vu Trang Duong
4. Vietnam tightens screws on sand exploitation (8-10 minutes)
http://www.thanhniennews.com/society/?catid=3&newsid=52467 http://www.thanhniennews.com/society/?catid=3&newsid=52397	Linh Vuong To D. Thuy	Phuong Ai Tran My Truong Trang
5. Men arrested for pawning stolen motorbikes (3-5 minutes)
http://www.thanhniennews.com/society/?catid=3&newsid=52436	Thu H. Thanh	Nhu Dung
6. Vietnam launches appeal for local goods (5-7 minutes)
http://www.thanhniennews.com/features/?catid=10&newsid=52473	Nha Hue Men	Bao Tran Viet Ngoc
7. Industrial pollution has Delta waterways close to death (3-5 minutes)
http://www.thanhniennews.com/features/?catid=10&newsid=52417	T. Thuy M. Trung	Nhan Vu
8. HIV orphans ostracized, pushed out of public school (5-7 minutes)
http://www.thanhniennews.com/features/?catid=10&newsid=52479	X. Ngoc Tram Trang	Khoa Cuong Canh
9. US slacking on pledged Agent Orange cleanup funds: Vietnam (3-5 minutes)
http://www.thanhniennews.com/politics/?catid=1&newsid=52389	Y B. Ngoc

-Mark

Online homework #1 33D

Hello 33D,

This will be the website that will have all of your homework for the internet.

This week, you must send me an e-mail (agu.moralmark@yahoo.com) that answers all of these questions. Each question should have at least three sentences. Please check grammar and spelling before you send it to me.

1. Do you think it is more important to help children or the elderly?
2. Do you think teacher have adequate salaries?
3. If a student is studious but gets bad marks, is it the fault of the teacher or the student? Why?
4. Is it silly for the elderly (more than 65 years old) to study more classes?
5. How young should a baby begin studying English?

You must e-mail me Monday September 7th, 2008 10:00 P.M. We will discuss on Tuesday (33D2) or Wednesday (33D1)
-Mark