Celta Assigment 1
Reflection
My first encounter with Carlos was through the tutoring sessions. He seems fairly proficient when it came to speaking. During the first tutorial session I asked the group I was working with if they would be interested. Carlos was enthusiastic about participating. So much so, I asked the group to think about it. Looking back I think I was slightly overwhelmed by the response. The following week, Carlos was again at tutoring. Since he was still very interested in taking part in the study, we set up times for the interviews.
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Interviews with an ESL Learner Larry Bilokrely
I have to say from a speaking perspective, I was impressed with Carlos. If I had met him on the street I would have said that his accent was present but he was still understandable. From a grammar perspective, he seemed to have a very good grasp of idioms. He used idioms at the appropriate time in a conversation and in the correct form. After talking with him I felt confident in choosing him to help with my study.
For the most part when he is speaking, Carlos doesn’t hesitate. However, when he was considering some of the questions, there was an additional pause indicating that he was employing a monitor to verify his speech. This is consistent with his statement that he tries to use correct grammar when he is speaking.
Interview 2
Summary
This interview was concerned with sociolinguistic differences between English and his native language and culture (Columbian Spanish).
In general in Spanish, you are more formal when you greet strangers. In fact, the greeting changes the closer the relationship is. For example, you kiss a lady relative hello but you just shake hands with strangers. Also there is a form of the personal pronoun that is used for people that you have a closer relationship with. Other general greeting rules are that you address older people more formally and you much more informal with children. There are no rules for addressing people of various professions. The
My first encounter with Carlos was through the tutoring sessions. He seems fairly proficient when it came to speaking. During the first tutorial session I asked the group I was working with if they would be interested. Carlos was enthusiastic about participating. So much so, I asked the group to think about it. Looking back I think I was slightly overwhelmed by the response. The following week, Carlos was again at tutoring. Since he was still very interested in taking part in the study, we set up times for the interviews.
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Interviews with an ESL Learner Larry Bilokrely
I have to say from a speaking perspective, I was impressed with Carlos. If I had met him on the street I would have said that his accent was present but he was still understandable. From a grammar perspective, he seemed to have a very good grasp of idioms. He used idioms at the appropriate time in a conversation and in the correct form. After talking with him I felt confident in choosing him to help with my study.
For the most part when he is speaking, Carlos doesn’t hesitate. However, when he was considering some of the questions, there was an additional pause indicating that he was employing a monitor to verify his speech. This is consistent with his statement that he tries to use correct grammar when he is speaking.
Interview 2
Summary
This interview was concerned with sociolinguistic differences between English and his native language and culture (Columbian Spanish).
In general in Spanish, you are more formal when you greet strangers. In fact, the greeting changes the closer the relationship is. For example, you kiss a lady relative hello but you just shake hands with strangers. Also there is a form of the personal pronoun that is used for people that you have a closer relationship with. Other general greeting rules are that you address older people more formally and you much more informal with children. There are no rules for addressing people of various professions. The