The Scene of the Crime
I started the school year with high expectations. When I greeted my sixth graders the first
day with a sonorous, “Bonjour”, they enthusiastically answered, “Bonjour.” I spent the
next few weeks teaching them the basic expressions to survive class where the teacher spoke
only French. I covered my walls with key French phrases like, “What?!?”, “Really?” and “I
don’t understand.” I took the time to get to know my students, develop relationships and
create mutual respect.
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Paris Granville (2008).
Entering an English Free Zone. Learning
Languages, 13(2), pp. 9-12.
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