Course Paper

Interview with Chengbin Tan

● Topic 1 ○ Why did you learn English? Because I am an immigrant. I must learn english to

survive. ○ How long did you learn this language? I have been learning english about 6

years. ○ What are the advantages/benefits of learning a second language?

■ Brain development, multitasker ■ Boost my confidence ■ Second Language learning lets me meet different people from different

countries. We can communicate smoothly. ● Topic 2

○ What did you find the most challenging? What did you find relatively easy? ○ The most difficult is the accent. As a second language, the accent from your own

country is hard to remove. I could not find anything easy for learning english. ○ How did you find your own way of learning English? I always practice my english

when I talk to people. ○ What do you still need to work on?

■ Vocabulary acquisition ■ Writing skills

● Topic 3 ○ What influenced your ability to learn a second language? The environment

around me. ○ Do you think the environment is a key factor influencing learning a second

language? Yes. ○ Did your social interactions improve after you learned a second language?

Yes, when you can communicate with people normally, you should make more friends.