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English Teacher Struggles
Dealing with students' creative interpretations of English.
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I asked my ESL students to write a story using the word "defenestration." Now I have 20 papers about characters who are terrified of windows.
The Homonym Headache
Navigating the confusion caused by words that sound the same but have different meanings.
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ESL class revelation: In English, we have so many words that sound the same but mean different things. It's like a linguistic game of "Choose Your Own Adventure," and the wrong choice leads to awkward situations.
Pronunciation Predicaments
Navigating the minefield of mispronunciations.
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Teaching ESL is like being a linguistic detective. Today's mystery: why does "colonel" sound like "kernel"? Are we secretly training soldiers in our cereal?
Lost in Translation
Navigating the challenges of literal translations.
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Teaching ESL is like playing telephone with different languages. By the time the message reaches the last student, "It's raining cats and dogs" becomes "Sky is falling, run!
Cultural Clashes
Navigating cultural misunderstandings in language.
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In ESL class, I asked my students to bring in examples of American slang. Now, I have a collection of phrases that haven't been cool since the '90s. Apparently, "groovy" is making a comeback in some parallel linguistic universe.
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