teaching foreign english mistakes

Easy, tested teaching foreign english mistakes for busy weeknights.

I remember the first time my daughter asked me to translate a Spanish storybook into English. It was a simple request, but it sparked…

I remember the first time my daughter brought home a worksheet with Chinese characters. I stared at it for a full minute, my heart…

I’ll never forget the moment my son, then 5 years old, asked me, 'Why does 'is' sound like 'ice'?' I paused, realizing that even…

I remember the first time I tried to translate my toddler’s Italian lullaby into English—what started as a simple exercise turned into a full-blown…

I remember the first time I tried to help my daughter with her Russian homework. She was struggling with an English to Russian translation…

I still remember the first time my daughter asked me, 'Mom, why does this email say 'Yahoo'?' I was caught off guard. It was…

One Tuesday afternoon, as I was helping my daughter with her homework, I realized how much I had taken my own fluency in English…

I remember the first time my son asked me, 'How do you say 'thunder' in English?' His pronunciation was so off that I couldn't…

There’s something about saying 'buenos días' that feels like an act of kindness — to yourself, your family, and even to the world. I…

I remember the first time my daughter tried to translate a German phrase into English — she said, 'I want to eat' and then…