She had thought every teacher at her new school would speak only English.
The news anchors are all students, but teachers sometimes speak as well.
Because the teachers speak only French without translation, the students help each other get used to the new language.
When teachers do speak, they tend to say things only once so that students learn to focus their attention on them.
One young teacher working in a more conservative college spoke to me of this period with some amusement.
A former teacher, she speaks with some authority on the subject.
"You'll be pleased to know that all the teachers speak very highly of you."
When children begin school the teachers speak only Irish to them.
The two teachers then spoke privately at the front desk.
The teachers and students still speak of their worst nightmare.