Student Linquistic abilities

I am analyzing the interview data I collected from students for my PhD dissertation. Many of these students are amazing, especially in their linguistic abilities.

I'll let this excerpt from the transcript of one interview with a female student speak for itself. The student's name below is a pseudonym.

• Paul: Okay. Uhm how many languages do you speak?
• Mary: Four.
• Paul: What are they?
• Mary: Portuguese, Japanese, English and Spanish.
• Paul: Wow!
• Mary: Hmm.
• Paul: That’s pretty impressive.
• Mary: No, I wish I could be fluent in all of them. English and Spanish are the most challenging.

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​I should add that the student's English during two long interviews was flawless.

#smartstudents