| Learning a second language is no longer just for a | | | | could I talk with a native speaker in |
| select few people but rather for hundreds of | | | | Canadaâs French speaking province of |
| millions of people around the world who need a | | | | Quebec. What I had learnt in school translated into |
| second language in order to get that job, get | | | | being able to understand hundreds or possibly a |
| promoted or to travel. In Canada, children grow | | | | thousand words all unrelated to the next. |
| up learning French for once a day until grade 9 at | | | | Although, I knew all of these words I was unable |
| which time it is up to the student to decide | | | | to effectively put them together in my head or |
| whether or not they will continue. After learning | | | | with a French speaker to either communicate or |
| French for all these years, I realized that I | | | | comprehend what was being said. |
| hadnât truly mastered the language nor | | | | |