Language Learning Experience

I began learning Spanish as a freshman in high school and immediately fell in love. I took Spanish all four years and knew that I wanted to continue studying it in college. I eventually decided to major in Spanish, which exposed me to the language at a higher level. While in college, I spent a semester in Mexico, studying at two different schools, one of them an intensive language institute. After graduating from college, I participated in a program sponsored by the Chilean government teaching English to K-12 students for six months, which really helped improve my Spanish skills. Apart from spending time in Spanish-speaking countries, I have tried to immerse myself in the language by listening to music, reading, and watching television in Spanish. More recently, I have been trying to teach myself French by using various websites and resources, trying to immerse myself as I did with Spanish. I would also like to continue learning other languages in the future as well.

Below is my certificate from the computer version of the Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) proctored by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL).