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ESL Teacher Interview

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For my interview, I interviewed my aunt Bianca. She was born in Mexico and came to the United States when she was three years old. Her first language was Spanish. She attended bilingual classes since pre-k up until she was in sixth grade. She has overcome a lot in her teaching career and continues to lead students into lifelong learners. My aunt was one of the reasons why I became a teacher. She frequently tells me stories about her students and about the moments that impact her the most. Those are, when students learn how to read or when she begins to see progress in their work. She tells me about students whose family recently immigrated to the United States from Latin American countries and have very little money. She has gone out of her way to purchase a few things such as clothing items and toiletries. She gives so much love to her students without expecting anything in return. I am proud to call her my aunt because of the impact she has instilled in her students, I want to h...

Entry 2- ELL Interview

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ELL Interview In this interview, I decided to interview my mom. My mom has always been an inspiration to me, at 12 years old she came to the United States without knowing any English and she attended school in Brownsville. My mom was born in Brownsville, Texas but she was raised in Mexico until she was 12 years old. Her desire to learn English was greater than any fear. She moved to the U.S with family members and began 6th grade there. Her first day of school was one of the hardest things she had faced at that age. She had lunch by herself, her teachers were not very welcoming and she did not make any friends because she couldn't speak the language. She remembers another student who welcomed her and guided her through the school.  She attended school here until she was 14 and then went back to Mexico to attend a technical school for accounting. Unfortunately, she did not learn any English in school. Instead, her family members that lived in Brownsville taught her English by...

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