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Born in US of Puerto Rican parents, I would soon be exposed to two different languages.
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After hearning only Spanish at home, I started school in an all-English environment.
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After only one semester in an American school, my parents decided to move back to Puerto Rico. This marked the beginning of my formal education in Spanish. I never received any exposure to English al home.
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I started High School, where the same as in Elementary School I took an English class every day. Little by little, I was able to speak and understand the language in an academic setting.
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I started my Bachelor's in Education. I further developed reading comprehension abilities both in Spanish and English.
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During my graduate studies, most reading materials were in English. Tests and papers were in Spanish.
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This year my school is participating in the BEC-21 program. This has given me much greater exposure to the English language and much greater linguistic awareness.
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I started courses towards my Certification in Bilingual Education. My English has been improving consistently because of all the reading and writing I have been doing.
