Non-Native Speakers Make Great Language Teachers, Too! Here’s Why
I knew that I wanted to become a Spanish professor to help others experience the same passion for the language that I had found. I never really thought about competing or comparing myself with native speakers of the language. This all changed with a comment that a well-meaning friend made to me at the end of a Spanish class…
Speak Up! Three Ways I Overcame The Fear of Practicing My Spanish Conversation Skills as a Language Learner
In one of my high school Spanish classes, I had a teacher tell us, “there are two types of language learners in this world: one is really good at speaking the language, but is too shy to talk, and the other isn’t really that great at speaking, but will talk to anyone who is willing to have a conversation with them. Learning Spanish, I definitely fell into the former category…