Entry 2: Interview with Hung Phan
Hi all, below is my interview with someone who learned English as a second language as a child and my reflection. Thank you for visiting blog entry 2. Click here for interview video The interviewee Hung Phan is a close friend who learned English as a second language at the age of 11 when he moved from Vietnam to the United States. He began feeling confident in his L2 after 2 years and is fluent in both languages now. His learning environment at the New Arrival Center (NAC) program seemed to really benefit his second language acquisition. Hearing about the NAC program was interesting and new to me. Learning English with peers who are on the same level of language acquisition seemed helpful for Hung. Ortega notes “grammar acquisition cannot be successful without applying ‘interest’, ‘attention’ and ‘hard work’ to the task of cracking the language code” (2009, p. 58). Hung’s community of learners and attitude to his learning environment helped fuel that interest, attenti...