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Any member of a Native American tribe has an indigenous language as the first language. I am not an exception. Since the English language is more common at work, and in school settings, I had to learn English as a second language. It is common for people to learn the language that is mostly used in the country they live in. Learning the language increases their mobility. Knowing one language can limit an individual’s opportunities. This is because a person would only do things within the place where the language is used. By learning a language that is considered the official language of the U.S., an individual has more opportunities (Sun et al., 2021).  Nonetheless, language development is a long process. Age is a factor in this process. The amount of time that people need to learn a new language is different. Children take less time than adults. To get to the highest level of English, an adult would need 200 hours. Children would require less than 200 hours of learning English to ...

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     I believe all learners and tutors bring a different language learning and teaching philosophy. Learners usually hold this philosophy implicitly instead of explicitly. Moreover, the philosophies are informed by people’s learning and education experiences since childhood. I can opine that my former knowledge of other languages helped me learn English, but I think the teaching approach is responsible for much of the knowledge gained. Other language discourse patterns are not easily transferable to standard English. Lou and Noels (2019) recommend selecting specific teaching methods and grammar activities that suit ELL contexts. The entire language learning experience has also provided insights into the importance of the intercultural language learning approach. The model believes that intercultural and language learning are critical parts of a whole. (Lou & Noels, 2019). It is challenging to understand intercultural challenges without being aware of the intrinsic cor...