Tag Archives: teaching English as a foreign language

You wouldn’t like me when I’m angry

Posted on March 15, 2014 by BerLinda

The other day, one of my students made me mad. Hopping mad. Believe it or not, this is actually pretty hard to do. While I am what some might call a bitch little feisty in ‘real life’, in the classroom, … Continue reading →

Posted in Expat, Humor, Humour, Language, TEFL | Tagged Attitudes to English, English, Latvia, learning English, Non-native speakers, Students, teaching English as a foreign language, TEFL | 182 Comments

Listen carefully. I’m only going to say this one million times.

Posted on October 22, 2013 by BerLinda

In a bid to expand my Latvian language skills beyond murder, weapons and ‘Order! Order in the court!’, I’ve been watching ‘Two and a Half Men’ with subtitles. I was pretty pleased with myself for picking up a couple of phrases … Continue reading →