Entry 2: Interview - Adult who learned English as a second langage in
Hello y’all, welcome to my entry 2 for an interview with an adult who learned English as a second language in the US public school system. My interview video and reflection will below, thank you for reading. Click here for my interview video. The interviewee Hung Phan is a close friend who came to the United States from Vietnam around the age of 11. Hung had no prior learning of English before entering the US public school system. He was enrolled into a New Arrival Center (NAC) program to support his integration into English and the American culture. From Hung’s responses, he seems to have done well learning English in the public school system. The NAC program created a supportive environment for ELLs like Hung to comfortably transition into the culture. Teachers incorporated US culture into the lessons like when Hung recalls learning the history and how to celebrate US holidays. These practices reflect school program for ELLs goals noted by Wright, “that is, they should ...