Should I have done a graduate degree in linguistics? Perhaps. I do like the subject, and I love studying and comparing languages. This was a linguistics class geared for the teacher of English as a second language, filled with plenty of research about language acquisition.

This was the first core class I took, and have to laugh at the soft focus of the laptop camera in my video lesson below, which was just a function of the available light in the room.

Below is the lesson plan for this video lesson.

Lesson Reflection and Debrief

One assignment was answering some questions about the difficulties students have learning English as a second language. My attempt at answers follows.

Classroom Observation Report