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Re:Finland plans to replace classic school subjects with bro... by harperlee on Saturday November 12, 2016 @07:38AM (#12937590)
Thanks for pointing this out, because ESL readers as me, when shown an error repeatedly, start confounding the good version and the bad one. The worst part is that it is subtle: you understand what it's meant, noone mentions it, and something in your brain accepts it as a fact.

My fiancee is French and whenever she speaks (an almost perfect) Spanish, I always make the effort to repeat back errors she makes, in the correct form, without interrupting the dialog. On the medium term, that single act works wonders. I suggest that as a subtle alternative to pointing out errors, that can also be handy!

Re:Finland plans to replace classic school subjects with bro... by jnbiche on Saturday November 12, 2016 @12:58PM (#12939114)
> I always make the effort to repeat back errors she makes, in the correct form, without interrupting the dialog.

This is a good approach. I even use the same technique with my very young child, who still makes mistakes with English irregular verbs.