1. Social Dominance. Whose social group is more dominant?
I think there is not a great social dominance because the both languages (english & spanish)have a great number of speakers, and they are spoken almost simultaneously.
2.Integration Pattern. How much do learners integrate, or do they do most things apart from the mainstream?
Gina's interaction with the target language can be greater, because there are a great amount of spanish speaker and she can interact with then every time she wants.
3. Enclosure. To what extent does learner's group have their own resources for interaction, such as church, publications, clubs?
There is not information about it.
4. Size. How large is the group?
There is no information about the size of the group.
5. Cohesiveness. How much does the group "stick together"?
The two groups interact each other daily and because of this the second language learner is exposed to the target language and culture many times.
6. Cultural Congruence. How are the cultural patterns and customs of the home culture and the target culture alike or different?
Cultural patterns and customs are totally different.
7. Attitude. What attitudes do the home and target cultural groups have toward one another?
I do not know if the differences are respected but I think that should be a respectful attitude between cultures, understanding differences with tolerance.
8. Intended lenght of residence. How long does the learner intend to stay in the new country?
the learner would be inmerse in the spanish setting just a quarter
Psychological Distance
1. Motivation. Does the learner want to learn the new language?
Gina is always telling us how motivated she is to learn Spanish .She is very willing to learn.
2. Attitude. How does the learner feel toward the target-culture group?
Gina shows a positive attitude toward the spanish speaking culture, she wants to learn Spanish in a short period of time.
3. Culture Shock. Is the learner suffering culture shock
There is no cultural schock at all.
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