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I need to write an article in the district-wide newsletter about second language fluency. I have determined that an interview with someone who is fluent in a second language would be a great way to deliver information in the article.
Create 10 questions inquiring how this person learned. Questions might include:
How old were you when you learned your second language? ) What was the biggest challenge? What learning strategies did you use?
Also help with a summary of how this person's experiences correlate with the major language acquisition theories.
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Interview ideas as well as major language acquisition theories are infused.
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INTERVIEW QUESTIONS-----(native English speaker acquiring Spanish as L2)
1 At what age did you begin acquiring a second language?
2 In what type of environment did you attempt L2?
3 How did you start? With a base of comprehension, or other language-acquisition abilities?
4 Were you exposed to any media in the target language?
5 What was the time frame involved in achieving fluency?
6 What use or function did the new language have in your life?
7 Describe your pre-fluency communication.
8 Were conditions for practice present after acquiring the basics?
9 Did you attempt to teach the new language to others?
10 How did you know that fluency was achieved?
SHORT ANSWERS
1 I began, in earnest, to acquire a second language at age 31. High School study of French must be discounted, as full fluency was not achieved.
2 I was immersed in a native-speaking environment rather than a classroom setting.
3 I started by mimicking sounds and phrases heard in the new environment. I had no base in Spanish, but musical ability and theatre training helped the ear to successfully register new sound patterns and visualize new vocabulary. A base in another Romance language (French) also helped in pronunciation and verb recognition.
4 Yes, I listened to news radio and popular music, watched films (often subtitled) and television in the native language, and read ...
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