Now that I have gotten you down for the delicious Kimilicious, I have a surprise for you! With every order of Kimilicious, you receive a complimentary information packet on Virginia Gonzalez's book, Second Language Learning:
Cultural
Adaptation Processes in International Graduate Students in U.S. Universities! Let's take a look at it...
Throughout the course of history, individuals have traveled far and wide to acquire new knowledge and learn important concepts. Foreign languages were one of the most cherished pieces of knowledge. As years progressed more emphasis was placed on studying abroad, and today, organizations and universities hand out large grants to encourage students, workers, and even enthusiasts to travel abroad and learn valuable skills. Virginia Gonzalez interviews Kim, a girl interviewed in this book, who moved to America from Taiwan in order to learn English and obtain a master’s degree in Education Psychology. As one may imagine, life was certainly difficult for her, and she had to overcome many language barriers to accomplish her goal. She had trouble understanding many concepts, but interestingly enough, she is very thankful for her experience, as she is now able to speak the language fluently. She explains that her English, though not perfect, would not be good, if she had not lived in an environment where English was spoken by almost everyone. Gonzalez’s summary highlights some of the same points I noticed, and she would agree with most of what I explained. She did however emphasize the history behind students and scholars traveling to different countries, but for the purposes of this annotated bibliography, those details were irrelevant.
Well that certainly sounds interesting! I don't know about you, but I want to know a bit more about this. I forgot to mention this, but Kimjingi tastes great with this appetizer! Let's check it out!
Heading back home? See you soon!
Throughout the course of history, individuals have traveled far and wide to acquire new knowledge and learn important concepts. Foreign languages were one of the most cherished pieces of knowledge. As years progressed more emphasis was placed on studying abroad, and today, organizations and universities hand out large grants to encourage students, workers, and even enthusiasts to travel abroad and learn valuable skills. Virginia Gonzalez interviews Kim, a girl interviewed in this book, who moved to America from Taiwan in order to learn English and obtain a master’s degree in Education Psychology. As one may imagine, life was certainly difficult for her, and she had to overcome many language barriers to accomplish her goal. She had trouble understanding many concepts, but interestingly enough, she is very thankful for her experience, as she is now able to speak the language fluently. She explains that her English, though not perfect, would not be good, if she had not lived in an environment where English was spoken by almost everyone. Gonzalez’s summary highlights some of the same points I noticed, and she would agree with most of what I explained. She did however emphasize the history behind students and scholars traveling to different countries, but for the purposes of this annotated bibliography, those details were irrelevant.
Well that certainly sounds interesting! I don't know about you, but I want to know a bit more about this. I forgot to mention this, but Kimjingi tastes great with this appetizer! Let's check it out!
Heading back home? See you soon!