1076. Young kids speak English naturalistically
Teacher B said to
teacher A, “I’ve seen in my classes how young kids speak in English as another
means to communicate, together with Spanish, their mother tongue.
On the other
side and from my experience of teaching retired people, they trend to
translate, both directions. In my classes with these latter learners I try to
speak in English all the time, but – such is life – I’ve got to turn into
Spanish.
However, I must keep the sane struggle to speak in English. And something else about
these latter learners I can say is that they use learning strategies, one of which
is translation. I’m happy.” / Photo from: sunshinecoastdaily com au. 03-10-2011
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