One day, one of my students entered the classroom, absolutely beaming. When asked about it, she replied that the kids she'd been babysitting (she works as a sort of au-pair) had complimented her on her language skills. That has to be, without a single doubt, the highest praise a language learner can earn. :-)
I've probably told this before; when we moved to the US we met a fellow Finn who taught Finnish language at the university. Her young daughter, maybe 3-years at the time, was attending an American kindergarten, and was very embarrassed about her mother's Finnish English accent.
Yeah, I remember in high school when I first met some people (my peers) from US I felt like my English is not so good, but they kept assuring me that I'm doing great. Then some years later, when I got rather confident in English, I talked with my US cousin's children and they said my pronounciation is weird... -.-'
One day, one of my students entered the classroom, absolutely beaming. When asked about it, she replied that the kids she'd been babysitting (she works as a sort of au-pair) had complimented her on her language skills. That has to be, without a single doubt, the highest praise a language learner can earn. :-)
ReplyDeleteI've probably told this before; when we moved to the US we met a fellow Finn who taught Finnish language at the university. Her young daughter, maybe 3-years at the time, was attending an American kindergarten, and was very embarrassed about her mother's Finnish English accent.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I remember in high school when I first met some people (my peers) from US I felt like my English is not so good, but they kept assuring me that I'm doing great. Then some years later, when I got rather confident in English, I talked with my US cousin's children and they said my pronounciation is weird... -.-'
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