Entry #2: My first impression

What did I notice on the first day? : 

Well, I was place in an environmental environment that is called Eco-Quartier. This establishment is localize in Notre-Dame-De-Grâce. I was not really sure on my first day when I saw the place. I thought it was a petty place, but when I entered in the place, I felt immediately comfortable and I felt less shy. Everybody was really kind and hearty with me. They knew I wanted to improve my English and improve my fluency in my talking, so even if they can talk in French, they only speak English with me. 

Linguistic observation : 

I did not learn new vocabularies and I did not observe any strategies that they use when they talk with each other. All I did in my first day was translation and the text was really easy to me. Also, I did not learn any new words from them because they were doing tasks on their computer so it was a quiet day. Even thought, I already know that I have an accent when I am talking in English, but now that I worked with them once, I see a huge difference between them and I. I really need to practice my talking to improve that. 

Culture observation: 

I saw that English people use a much complex vocabulary when they are talking together then us when we talk in French. Even thought, it's easier to understand them. Also, I think that Anglophones are more outgoing than Francophone when they are speaking in their language. I found that our two cultures are really different one another. Also, when I met everyone, they only greet me with their hands like we say "hello" usually, but the Quebec culture, we usually greet people with the hand shake when we saw them for the first time. 

Mistakes or Misunderstandings ? 

I don't have any mistakes that I did in mind, but I remember that on my first day I had to ask Nikki, my host, to repeat some times because she was talking to fast and I did not understand anything  I didn't want to do the wrong thing. I misunderstand the task sometimes because she speak to quickly, but it's fine and with practice I know I will improve myself and become better. However, I had use the "Guessing" strategy with what I already know to understand what they are saying and what they want me to do.