Manuel Rodriguez Case
Manuel Rodriguez is a 7th Grade student with a very limited command of English. Originally from Brazil, his first language (L1) is Portuguese, and coming from an upper-middle class family that provided him with a private school education, he is very proficient in it. His father Cesar is a university professor who will be working for four years in the U.S. As part of a United Nations exchange program, while his mother Nona and seven-year-old sister Anna are also living here. In interviewing his parents, it is clear that they are concerned that he is having great difficulty adjusting to the new education system and to life as an immigrant in general, not least because of his language difficulties. During the eight months they have been in this country, Manuel has become sullen, withdrawn and depressed, which is not his normal personality at all, and part of the reason is that he does not understand what is going on in school and is unable to communicate with teachers or peers. In addition to interviewing his family and teacher, I was able to interview and observe Manuel in three different situations, the first time in the classroom and then two more one-on-one interviews in another room. I observed his interactions in class, which were very limited, and his understanding of texts and written and spoken English, which I would classify at the upper-beginner/low intermediate level, with his reading skills slightly better than oral and written communication. He is receiving almost all of his education in a second language, but I would estimate that he only understands about 10-20% of the written and spoken English in this classroom environment.
In interviewing Manuel's parents, it was clear that they came from a highly privileged and educated background, and were well able to communicate in English. As a university professor in a highly technical field, Cesar Rodriquez must understand English to keep up with the latest developments, and he gave the distinct impression...
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