Adelaide's VBlog CUIN 4361

 VBlog Entry #2     Speaking with my mom over her English learning experience was very interesting as it gave me a better understanding of what she went through as an English Language Learner (ELL). My mom spoke about how she used American music and speaking with English speaking family members as a huge part of her learning to speak English. As you can tell by watching the video, she still has a strong accent and she still struggles with reading and writing as she attended very little time in American schooling. Though she did not have traditional time learning to speak English, she continued to learn by working through daily activities, which similarly enough, is how she exposed me to Spanish when I was younger.      Though my mom did not start learning English until she was a young adult, I believe she has proved the 'critical period hypothesis' wrong for the most part. The 'critical period hypothesis' states, "language learning must take place during ea...

      VBlog Entry #1        As stated in my video, I grew up speaking primarily English, but was introduced to Spanish at birth by my mom's side of the family as they are all from Mexico. I was always aware of the fact that I needed to know Spanish in order to communicate with my family members as most of them only spoke Spanish, such as my abeulita. I wish I took learning Spanish much more seriously when I was younger so that I could have better communication skills and general connections with my family members. With that regret of mine, I do not want any of my students to feel like they do not connect with their English speaking peers as I want them to feel whole in my classroom. I also do not want my students to lack in their learning because their primary language is not English. I want my students to know I am there for them and that I will never give up on them when it comes to helping them understand the English language. According to Wright, a...