The Road to Fluency

[Linda Lee Lonning]

On Tue, 26 Oct 1999, Eric Gumpert wrote:

> Of course, maybe all languages take an equal amount of time to "master."
>
Doesn't this view, though, discount the attitude of the learner here
toward L2's language and culture? My
Bachelor's course here at the University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee called
"Language and Society" said something to the extent of mastery certainly
may never occur if the leaner only approaches the task of second language
"acquisition"/aquaintance with the notion of merely using the L2 as a
T O O L with which to act upon his environment to one degree or another.

Great topic here!  I'm enjoying reading everyone's pieces on this.

Linda Lonning, B.S., CI & CT
University of Wisconsin Milwaukee Staff Interpreter
Referral Interpreter with Several Area Agencies ;)