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Pidgin English

Posted on March 19, 2013 by BerLinda

So hard as I trying to teach my students to speak English good, there are some things they just can’t get there heads under. And more often than not, it’s quite funny. (Even though I shouldn’t laugh of course.) Here are … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Humour, Language | Tagged English, expat, Goo, Humour, Irish, language, Latvia, Latvian, Mistakes, Students, teaching, TEFL | 24 Comments

Damn. I’ve got a ladder in my sock trousers.

Posted on February 2, 2013 by BerLinda

It’s hard moving to a new country when you don’t know the language. But after trying and failing to find a ‘Teach yourself Latvian in a week’ course, that’s exactly what I did – armed with my university French, four … Continue reading →