In was a new and interest interested [interesting] experience. Gabriela
We drove through coconut planatios [guessing based on L1] Sonia
My thumb was a lot of sore. Sonia
When I was (or when I had) three years. [e.g. Diana]
I spended a lot of time there. Diana
The instructor told me that I’ll I should [would] drive it. Sonia.
Pronunciation
- All: ee for i: in, een, sit, seat
- All: i for ee: kip keep, swim sweem, bitch, beach,
- Magda: It thundaired and lightninged last night.
- Transfers from spelling to pronunciation. He said (sayed)
Favorite object: My violin is the object that I like [missing “the most”] because it is first instrument that my parents buy me. Adriana
I went to my cousins and my aunt [no possessive punctuation): Gabriela
I went to Costa Rica of vacations [changed to on vaccitions – L1 transfer in spelling]: Gabriela
Syntax
- Swapped adjective-noun order: oranges sweet
- Jaime of always/never adverbs: never I saw the snow.
Definite and zero articles
- I go to the school (when they’re talking about the general idea of school)
Prepositions of place
- I go to home, I go at the store
Substituting present for past (even though they know the past form and usage in theory)
- Last week I do my homework
- Juan: Using a double-past with a modal: I didn’t went.
- Using an infinitive after a modal: I can to run.
Past tense with infinitives
- I went to played
- My brother taught me to skated (Ariana)
Listening
I couldn’t learn because I fall felt [fell] a lot of times. Adriana
He insisted me and learn. Changed to: he insisted me that I learned. (He insisted that I learn] Adriana