EL Student Interview Report

An informative step toward understanding what it takes for an EIL student to become successful is the connection that the teacher and learner should have. This connection is the positive interaction between teacher and student. It is this connection that will benefit both the student and the teacher. Unquestionably, teacher and student should be able to do their part to have this connection and to improve. Therefore, EIL students will have a positive attitude toward learning English depending on the connection with their teachers. There are difficulties that the learners face in class, however, they can have a positive attitude rather than a negative one because of the connection they have with the teacher. I had the opportunity to interview Rita who is currently taking EIL 310. Rita is from Samoa and she can speak English and Samoan fluently because she grew up speaking both languages in her home and school. In this interview, I asked her the following questions: What’s it like to be a current EIL student? What skills do you find difficult in class and why? What methods do you use in class to help you learn more? What are your thoughts about the textbook use in class? What do you think …show more content…
The positive interaction that Rita and her teacher have is the connection that every student and teacher need in order to improve. During the interview Rita talks more about her teacher and how amazing she is than what her teacher can improve on. Rita did her part as a student by seeing a tutor constantly and attending class regularly. The teacher is also doing her part as a teacher by teaching simply and connecting with her students. Because both Rita and teacher did their parts in learning and teaching, they are both improving. There are challenges that each EIL student faces in learning English but they will learn more when they work together with the teacher to understand and acquire more