Upon meeting her in your adult ESL class, you are
immediately impressed by her fluency in English. She
speaks confidently and without hesitation. At the same
time, however, you are sometimes a bit unsure of her
exact meaning and are struck by certain persistent
errors. You notice an absence of articles and plurals
and occasional incorrect use of prepositions. Verb
forms sometimes lack correct tense endings, and as a
result occasionally you are unsure of the time frame
that Dewi is referring to. You leave your encounter with
Dewi wondering if it is possible for one so fluent in
English to develop the accuracy that she needs in order
to pursue her goals.