Mach Nha's case concerns a Vietnamese student learning English. The case centers on Mach Nha's fourth-grade teacher, Mr. Patrick. Others involved in this matter are the school principal and other students in the fourth grade class. The time and location of the incident are not identified. According to 2010 census data, California has the largest Vietnamese population in the United States at thirty-eight percent. The school is crowded. With Mach Nha in his class, Mr. Patrick has 33 students. Currently, the average number of students in a fourth through eighth grade classroom in California is not expected to exceed the highest of 29.9 or the district's average number of students per teacher in 1964. The main question in this The matter is how Mr. Patrick will assess Mach Nha's speaking English and helping him assimilate into his class. Mr. Patrick does not have a plan in place to evaluate a non-English speaking student. It also does not currently have a culturally appropriate environment for non-English speaking students. Mach Nah is currently in a silent period of language acquisition where she observes the actions of her teacher and classmates. She is well mannered and polite. Mach Nha appears to speak Vietnamese fluently and is able to read and communicate in his primary language. Mach Nah wants to make friends and has already made a nonverbal connection with another student in the class, Gina. Patrick feels overwhelmed and unprepared to teach an EL student. He took the time to review the Mach Nah school report, but because the report came from Vietnam, it offers little relevant information. He only tried to have a brief conversation with Mach Nah and does not understand well... middle of paper ...... is an important factor in helping Mach Nah learn English. The classroom environment is essential in helping a student quickly apply their native language skills to learning English. The downside is that some students don't like stepping out of their comfort zone and may not be willing to make the effort to include a new classmate in their group. Information collected from the student's records, from parents and during the initial assessment will help identify what type of ESL program would be most appropriate for Mach Nah. Through the implementation of these solutions and careful monitoring of its level of understanding during classroom teaching (TPE 2: Monitoring student learning during teaching), Mach Nah should benefit from an environment favorable to the school to help him develop the linguistic and cultural skills necessary to succeed in his studies. the United States.