Entry #3 - Diving in!

"Immersion brain" from the New York Times article 'How Immersion Helps to Learn a Language'

In your third blog entry:

Describe interactions you’ve had in English and what you learned from them

What was said? What was communicated through body language? What was new for you (expressions, intonation, polite language)? How will this interaction contribute to your progress as a language learner?

Describe your observations of anglophone culture

What have you noticed that is different from a typical francophone environment? How do people greet each other? Do they use first names / last names / titles? What type of humour do people use? What do people do to show politeness? What happens when people disagree? How do people dress? Do they take long breaks? Do they show up on time?

Select 2 - 3 new words, expressions or structures

Where did you hear/see this language? What was the context? What does it mean? How will it be useful to you in the future?

You may also describe your reflections on the rewards and challenges of the internship experience.

Remember:

If you are in English 100/101, you should write 150 - 200 words

If you are in English 102/103, you should write 300 words

** You will be evaluated on language, structure and content.

Have a great week!

p.s. The schedule for the mid-internship presentations is posted outside my office (2.460)