Re:Native speakers are hard to understand in a lingua franca...
by teachingassist on Thursday May 20, 2021 @05:23PM
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> perfectly capable English speakers almost freeze up when they mishear a word, rather than try to help the conversation along.
As a person who speaks a second language I learned as an adult, I find this situation incredibly difficult to negotiate.
In my first language, I can get through almost any such situation by using humour. In my second language, at best, I can manage 'just one more time?' with a frowny face.
I often think - why wasn't I taught this skill in any language school I attended?
As a person who speaks a second language I learned as an adult, I find this situation incredibly difficult to negotiate.
In my first language, I can get through almost any such situation by using humour. In my second language, at best, I can manage 'just one more time?' with a frowny face.
I often think - why wasn't I taught this skill in any language school I attended?