I've been reading a book called "The ELL Brain and How It Learns". It's a fantastic book that parents and teachers of ELL kids should read. It is such an eye opener to all that is going on in their brain and what all has to happen for these learners. It is one of the few books that my husband has picked up read 3 pages and said, "Oh. I wish I'd known this 3 years ago, it would explain so much." And then he kept reading.
As a population at large a lot of people could benefit from reading it. For those that have never had to learn a new language or those who mock or judge those learning, it could give them a new point of view.
Although last night in our house we had our own little intolerance issue in regards to people with accents and what is "wrong with him?" Nope, not from any native English speaker but from one of our sons, as he was watching tv. He heard someone speak English with a heavy Eastern European accent and was quite adamant about that person not speaking English correctly. He was, just accented.
I pointed out to our son that he too speaks with an accent. He was so shocked. He looked at his brother and said, "No I don't, I talk just like him."
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