Entry 2: Interview with a Second Language Learner
For this interview, I decided interview my husband Alberto Martinez, who I believed would be a great source and insight into what learning a second language as a pre-teen is like. Alberto speaks about how he came to the United States as a 12-year old with only basic knowledge of English, like memorizing shapes, colors, and letters through formal instruction (Ortega, 2013, p.6). Although he did receive some basic instruction in English while still living in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Alberto recounts how being placed in ESL (English as a Second Language) classes from 6th to 9th grade helped him acquire his new, L2, language in a more formal setting (Ortega, 2013, p.6).. He also made a very interesting comment regarding both his and my fluency in English. When asked how he feels his English is compared to mine, he states that, "You speak English well but I seem to be a better at grammar than you." This particular comment made me realize that Alber...
