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My bilingual education development

By roberto del valle
  • Period: to

    Simultaneous bilingualism

    Born in a bilingual environment. My father was a zone supervisor of English. My mother is fluent English.
  • Babbling stage

    Babbling stage

  • Matching stage

    Matching stage

    Constant contact with relatives from the US living in Ramey Base, Aguadilla
  • First day in school

    First day in school

    Attended public schools.Received language instruction in separate English and Spanish courses
  • Period: to

    Shool history

    Attended public and private schools in Puerto Rico none of them with a fully bilingual program
  • First formal use of English for oral communication

    First formal use of English for oral communication

    Educational activities at the Colegio Marista requiered frecuent oral presentations. Changed fom passive to active bilingual. More codeswitching is evident.
  • Period: to

    Secondary level education

    First BA in communications. Very active in language production

  • Multilingual

    Began studies in French, Latin and Italian at the Mayaguez Campus