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My language development since birth - Nilda

By nilosv
  • BIRTH TO 4 years

     BIRTH TO 4 years
    Spanish was spoken everywhere.
  • KINDERGARTEN

    In kinder I was exposed to English for the first time.
  • Elementary School

     Elementary School
    I only took a 50 minute class of English everyday. I was too shy to participate. Nevertheless I always had good grades.
  • Junior High School

     Junior High School
    English class was an hour…mostly reading and I loved that.
  • High School

    High School
    English classes were also 60 min here it was more interesting and the teachers were great.
  • Florida

    Florida
    I moved to Florida so obviously I practice English more often as a daily routine.
  • St Thomas

    St Thomas
    I went to live in St Thomas US Virgin Islands for a year and half…Practice English daily. I had the opportunity to speak to many people from different countries in English. There I learned that the purpose is to communicate… not everyone speaks perfect English.
  • BA

    BA
    By this time I returned to PR and finished my BA in Elementary Teaching.
  • Teaching

    Teaching
    I was hired in a private school teaching all the subjects in English…a lot of work but very satisfying…parents are very helpful.
  • Masters

    Masters
    I finish my Master in Curriculum and Education.
  • BIP

    BIP
    This year I was assigned to teach first grade Math and Science in English.
  • Sagrado Corazón

    Sagrado Corazón
    I am back to the University to obtain a Bilingual Certification.