ASSIGNMENT+8

Assignment Eight

Brittani Bulloch

I interviewed my friend, Margarita, a woman from Siberia, Russia. She has been an ELL for over ten years now. She speaks English well, but expressed the challenges associated with learning English and understanding the grammar rules. I asked her several questions regarding English/Russian syntax differences. She mentioned that words like "annoyed" and "annoying" were difficult to distinguish at first, due to her native Russian. It took awhile for her to feel comfortable using participle adjectives in conversation. Margarita mentioned that early on in her journey learning English, she would avoid certain phrases, for fear of making errors. She feels successful in the English language and is currently teaching her daughter Kristina, Russian as a second language.