To speak a second language

To be a second language speaker

Structure

My background

Privileges and disadvantages

My life project

My background

Tools and resources

To be a migrant child at Colchester

My parents are linguists

My Enlglish as a returnee

B2 and C1 level English language test

International school trips

Debates and UN Models

Third langauge?

Privileges and disadvantages

Speaking any language has political impacts

A world dominated by xenophobia is a disconnected world Having an accent and being diverse is beautiful

We all come from different backgrounds

Economical, ethnic, gender, neurodiverse differences It doesn’t require the same effort for everyone

Be nice to yourself and to others

While sharing paths, we shall make community Share teamwork, resources, listen and help each other That is also a political decision

My life project

Thanks for listening

Linguists parents

Advantages

• They worked as English and French teachers
• I got familiar with different languages in an academical area
• They studied their PhDs at the UK
• We had common conversations in English

Migrant child

• Because I was young, I learnt fast
• I learnt to read and write in English
• I had international friends: Pakistan, India, South Africa, Japan, Spain, Russia
• Differences were expected

• In a globalising world, it’s something worth working on
• Other possibilities of living
• Getting close to academic readings during undergraduate school
• Learning how to make arguments

Dreaming big and putting myself out there

I'll study my Master's abroadWork in public policy consultancy Study my PhD

• Languages have given me access to other worlds
• Communication is also a survival skill

English as a returnee

A bigger cultural schock

• Differences were not expected
• I had to change my accent
• Went to a bilingual school
• Got familiar with US cultural content