Blog post #4

Describe interactions you’ve had in English and what you learned from them
Since I'm in an hospital, you get a lot of different interactions. Last week, I had to place some magazines in rack and place many posters on billboard at multiple place in the hospital. I clearly know that I'm the girl with no sense of orientation but it was still fun to ask people where to go. I also had small conversation in the elevator on my way to my quest (Yes... placing posters on a billboard are now a quest!!)
Other than asking my way and conversation in the elevator and with my supervisor, I don't think I had that many interactions, but it is still nice to see how much people are kind and patient, over there.

I try to not use "faux-amis" but look like i'm not the one using them. One day, when I arrived earlier , one of the man that work there told me "you can go ahead and read the journal." Isn't it funny coming from someone who's anglophone?

Other than that, I think that the english community is not that different from the french one. Maybe that they don't make as much as joke as I'm used to (Even though, I think it's more because they are busy ) and they always say sorry! 

How is learning English different in your internship than in a classroom?

It is very different because , compared than being in a classroom, in an immersion you don't really get the time to think of your answer so you have to be very spontaneous and that sometimes make the conversation a little bit awkward (just a little bit...)

Also, let's say that my host is not as smiley as my teacher! But more seriously, you have to be very independant and make sure to understand what they ask you do it. Mainly because I don't want to look irresponsible.

In other word, that's the real life!

For now, the two only strategy I got to use was the gestures ( Even in french, I use a lot of gestures) and the "talking out loud". When I learn a new word, I make the person repeat so I can say it and make sure I pronounce it well.

When it comes to challenge, I definetly had trouble finding my way in the hospital. Poor people that I had to stop on their way haha. I stopped probably twenty different person to ask the same question but, I'm persistant and in the end, I found my way!

Select 5 new words, expressions or structures

-Lanyards

-Billboard

I didn't really learnt new words.