Luis Sorrentini's Bilingual Developement

  • I was Born

    In Mayaguez Puerto Rico
  • Started Kndergarthen

  • Started First Grade

    I formally started my English education. I noticed I could not figure out what teachers talked in English among them.
  • Graduated sixth Grade

    I was able to understand some of the things that teachers talked in English among themselves. My language was still very limited.
  • Started Seventh Grade

    Still developing English, but at a limited rate.
  • My dad got Cable TV for the house.

    Important event in my language developement. First time I had more than school exposition to the language.
  • Fell in love with Rock and metal music

    I got even more exposition to the language.
  • Noticed I was laughing at the jokes from English speaking TV shows.

  • Started my High School senior Year. Took English with Luis Pagan.

    He taught me the phonetic symbold (IPA) and about literature
  • Said the Gettysburg Address for Englsh Class.

    For Mr Pagan every senior had to deliver the Gettysburg Address to graduate.
  • Started my English Bachelor's degree in the Colegio

  • Took writing course with Dr. Francisco Betancourt.

    Dr Betancourt taught me how words had to be organized n tha page and how paragraphs has to be separate units. He really improved my writing.
  • Started Seminar with Dr. Elizabeth Dayton

    Dr. Dayton taught me a lot about research methods and ebonics.
  • Took American Lt wth Dr. Jose Irizarry.

    Dr Irrizarry gave me a new perspective on Literature. A real eye openng experience for me.
  • Graduated from the Colegio

  • Started working as an Eglish teacher n the DE

  • Started Workng at Antonio Gonzalwz Suarez Bilingual School.

  • Started my Elementary English Certification

    I studied at The Universidad Catolica in Mayaguez
  • Finshed my Elementary English Certification courses

  • Started my Maester's Degree n English Curriculum

    I studied at Caribbean University n Ponce.
  • Graduated from my Master's Degree n English Curriculum

  • Started my Bilngual Certification in Sagrado