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Entry 2 Interview

Entry 2. For entry 2 I interviewed one of our classmates, Damaris. Click here to watch the video! Entry 2 reflection: First it was great getting to know more about Damaris background and how ever though English was not her first language but she feels the most comfortable speaking English. Ortega states that the learner who began acquiring their L2 at such a young age tend to exhibit intuitions that are very similar of that language (Ortega, 2013, p.19). That is a reason why Damaris feels so comfortable speaking English to this day. In school it was hard for Damaris to do her work without the help of her siblings and with it seeming like the teachers just pushed her aside and just let the other students help her. Damaris did state that reading was hard for her because not only was she just learning to read but she was trying to read in a different language. Damaris had stated that one of her classmates would help her because that student knew both Spanish and English. According ...