And here is number 4

hello once again all Internet users,

As written in my title, this will be my fourth blog entry. This particular blog entry will mostly be about my language skills and difficulties such as: language interference and what strategies I can apply to prevent any problems or misunderstandings while I would be having a casual conversation.I will also describe how being outside of a class improves my English skills and motivates me on becoming a better language learner.Let's get to it!

Difficulties,challenges and strategies

For many people, French is their first language but mine is Spanish.Strangely, it does not interfere with my communication in English.Ironically, it is definitely my third language who interferes with my English skills,which is French. From time to time, I tend to find more comfort while speaking French than speaking English depending on the subject and context. During my internship, I have not met this problem of mine yet because I prepare myself by talking nothing but English for an entire hour before arriving at my internship. This allows me to search for better and profound words which I can use in a conversation with a principal or a teacher.This is a strategy that I have applied for as long as I can remember.On the other hand, language interference can help me find a certain word or expression by using another language. I believe this is called a cognate; in this case it should be a cross linguistics cognate.

a classroom with no walls

The fact that this class revolves around an internship and not noting taking, helps all students,like myself, apply what they have learned during the past years in a real life situation where they will be forced to look for the right words to express themselves in English. I find this idea ingenious because of all of its aspects. An ordinary classroom may get dull and monotonous owing to the fact that there is a lack of action and excitement. An internship motivates students beyond any regular classroom will ever be able to.This helps students acquire a bank a different language structure,vocabulary and expressions by being submerged into a specific English context.

Moment to conclude

In conclusion, I have yet to face any challenge regarding the fact that my classroom is the world itself and how I wish to keep learning new strategies every day.

best regards,

Saul