Second Language Acquisition interview project
Ask
4. “Do you think ordinary Americans can tell now that you are not a native speaker of
English?
4a. If the answer is “No, they can’t tell,” then also ask, “How long did it take you
to lose your foreign accent?”
5. “When you arrived, could you speak any English at all?”
6. “Consider 5 of your closest friends; how many of them speak the same native
language as you?
7. “On a scale of 1-10 (1=very little and 10=very much), rate yourself on your degree of
Americanism; in other words, how ‘American’ do you feel you are?”