Do you speak a language?
“I just don’t get these ESL students.” I looked up from the essay I was grading, unable to ignore what I’d just heard. Having taught ESL for so long made me perhaps a bit maternal and overprotective of...
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When we last left our intrepid linguist, she had presented you all with a puzzle: Merkredon, vi legos pri konstru lingvoj. The language is Esperanto, and it means “On Wednesday, you will read about...
View ArticleWhy yes, I do speak a language.
To start off one of my writing courses this semester, I had my students read an article called, “Getting it ‘write’: Essay styles vary by country, creating difficulties for international students.” It...
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