Entry 2: Interview with a Second Language Learner
I chose to interview my friend from Montreal, Emile. While it may seem strange to choose someone who is not from the United States, I wanted to choose to interview someone from an area where I may possibly teach in the future. More than that, since I have begun to learn about Montreal, I have become interested with their interesting take on second language acquisition education. Some of the schools in Montreal have students learn and practice French at first, and then as they reach higher grades, English is included into class at an exponential rate. By the end of a student's high school career, they are fluent in English. This approach allows students to constantly practice English in a formal setting, similar to Emile being an instructed learner (Ortega, 2013, pg. 6). However, Emile was lucky enough to be able to practice English at home as well, since his family speaks English, which allowed him to also be considered a naturalistic learner (Ortega, 2013, pg. 6)....