Hello again everyone, and for those of you new to this blog, welcome! My name is Ila, and I am a senior in the teaching education program here at UH training to become a middle school math teacher. I have used this blog for previous classes related to second language acquisition and ELL-centric study. Feel free to browse previous entries for additional resources and commentary. I have a few unique experiences with learning new languages. Formally, I took Spanish and French in school. However, I am much more comfortable with my Spanish-speaking abilities as my French has not been used frequently enough for me to be comfortable calling myself a conversationalist in the language. I also have family who speak Spanish as well as people I worked with who do as well. I took Spanish first, and the teacher focused mostly on workbook activities and vocabulary lessons. The routine was good for me, and I learned common phrases quickly. However, the experience felt lacking, and had...