Another week has gone by and I've added several questions to my arsenal of "student gems." Here are the top 5 for this week (and yes, it is a little odd that all of these would happen in the same week):
Student: Professoressa, have you ever lived in Italy?
Me: Yes.
Student: So did you like it?
Me: Yes.
Student: Did you speak Italian before you went?
Me: Yes, but you never really know a language until you live there. Having friends and boyfriends and girlfriends who don't speak English really forces you to learn to communicate.
Student: So when you came back, that's when you decided to learn Italian?
Me: ............................yes.
Student: What should I call you? Doctor? Professor?
Me: Well, I'm not a doctor yet.....that happens in May. Professor is fine.
Student: Great, so Doctor Greenfield, can you please sign my form for me.
Student: What are you doing this weekend?
Me: Working on my dissertation, grading papers, planning lessons, writing tests. The usual.
Student: Wow, sounds fun.
Me: The joys of teaching.
Student: Well.....have a good weekend. I guess you're not really doing anything......
Me: ..........................thanks.
Student: Professoressa, you always go to Sicily, right?
Me: Yes.
Student: Have you ever known anyone in the Mafia?
Me: Yes, but not the Italian Mafia. Most of my friends are Albanian.
Student: So what mafia was he in?
Me: ............................the Albanian mafia?
Student: Professoressa Greenfield, do you have a degree in Italian?
Me: Yes, several actually.
Student: Really? From where?
Me: Berkeley, Notre Dame, and UNC in May.
Student: Wow....so you've been studying Italian for a while?
Me: Yes.
Student: Did you study it in high school?
Me: No, I did German in high school, and started Italian when I got to college at UC Berkeley.
Student: So where did you learn Italian?
Me: .............................I'm a native speaker.
Student: Oh! That's why you talk so fast?!
Me: .............................yes.
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