Student has acclimated well to life in Ontario, having successfully compelted ESL 5 and having established a community of English-speaking and Mandarin-speaking friends at the school. She is an academically motivated student, but can get frustrated at times when class materials are presented bilingually (English and Spanish/French), without reference in Mandarin. Support is needed to ensure that she is able to obtain sufficient supports for her language learning in English to ensure that she is able to better engage in her learning in further languages.
Female-identified Student 16
Mostly acculturated, but some challenges in presenting student voice in the clasroom and voicing opinion to teacher
Current taking Grade 10 Spanish
Opportunities to engage in Mandarin with other classmates who are also Mandarin-speaking English Language Learners
ESL Supports include: Mandarin-Spanish Dictionary, Extra Time for Assessments and Evaluations
International Student
Additional L2s - Spanish and French
Studying Spanish in-school with some ESL supports
Studying FSL at Alliance Francaisie
First Language Mandarin
Schooling in China (Mandarin)
Some English Exposure in Previous Schooling
Completed ESL programming at school, having taken her OSSLT in Grade 10
Living in a Home Stay
Limited School Communication with Parents
