Entry 2: An interview with...
Hello and welcome to my second Vblog entry! After reviewing and reflecting on my interview with Danial, I was able to make several connections between what he mentioned about his process of learning the English language and what researchers mention. When I asked Danial if he felt like learning English at a younger age was an advantage to him, he mentioned how his relative who began learning English as an adult is still not very proficient in English, while he now considers English his most used language. Ortega (2013, p. 16) mentions that "older is better initially, but that younger is better in the long run." This proves true in Danial's case since as an adult he is more proficient in English than his aunt who still struggles with her English language skills. Ortega (2013) discusses how adults were able to retain more, but for shorter periods of time, while younger language learners were able to retain new words and phrases for longer periods of time. Da nial g...
