His motivation to learn English is to go abroad and pursue his studies in the United States to broaden his horizons. Not only does he want to improve his reading but also he is enthusiastic about improving his writing and speaking skills. He is planning to study English hard.
Shanazor is very attentive and punctual and tries to make the most of the class. To that end, he has always been involved with activities in the class and when it comes to pair work and group work activities, he tends to help other students as well. Not to mention the fact that he uses L1 when his partners or other students in the group do not understand lexis or the instructions. By contrast, he does not seem disposed to use L1 in the class. He delights in listening exercises as it is his main strength in English.
During my observation, the L1 interference is seen throughout his speaking as well as writing e.g. “to be” verb.
In addition, as “Michael Swan in Learner English” notes that “There is no independent to be verb in Turkish. The simple copula use usually goes unexpressed”.
Thank you in advance.