A
Because all the models of teaching English are based on teaching English to Spanish speakers or to other European language speakers. And people don't realize how different some of the languages they speak are.
B
Well, I'm an E S L teacher.
A
Oh, you are?
B
Yes.
A
Uh-huh, well you,
B
I got my certification. But actually they did not teach us very many things about how really to go about helping people to learn another language.