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Coming to America: When English isn't Your First Language

May 2, 2023

At Lake Superior College, there are students from all over the world.  Many of them have a Primary Language that is not English, yet here, they must speak, listen, read, and write in English.  That they are successful, and they are, is absolutely amazing.  Kirsi Halonen, LSC English Instructor, was once one such student, and here she: 

  1. Explains ways that languages, like her native Finnish, are fundamentally different from English, and how she still struggles with some things today. 

  1. Recalls the things that helped her become a fluent English speaker. 

  1. Teaches us some basic Finnish so we’re prepared for our next trip to Finland. 

Kirsi also recommends certain soap operas that were key to her learning, and probably streaming today.  Listen in.