The document discusses the role of a learner's first language (L1) and second language (L2) in comprehending different aspects of learning English as a foreign language. These include the learning setting, context, and learner motivation and cognitive abilities. The author explains how children acquire language based on their needs, environment, and context. This helps understand that teachers need abilities to motivate and engage students, as children are better second language learners than adults due to having more time to acquire a new language. The document also notes that a learner's mother tongue can sometimes help with understanding the grammar and structure of the second language, though there can be interference. In general, the document stresses motivating students, engaging them, and caring

1. Reflection Unit I
The role of L1 and L2 help me to comprehend different aspects when
learning English as a foreign language, such as the setting of the learning,
the context of this learning, motivation of the learners, cognitive abilities, etc.
I read some points of views of author that explained how children acquire a
language, focusing on their needs, the environment and context. So in my
opinion knowing how children and in my case students acquire a language
helped me to comprehend that we should as teachers have some abilities in
order to motivate students and engage them. Also that children are better L2
learners that adult because they have more time than adults to acquire a
language, which make me think that we should teach English from the first
years of children’s lives so they can acquire the foreign language while they
acquire their mother tongue as well. Besides, we see that there is some
interference and that sometimes the mother tongue of the L2 helps him to
figure out the grammar and structure of the L1.
In general this unit made me realized that we have to motive our
students, engage them, and care about their needs and also that. Some
interferences occur, but they sometimes they have pros and cons.