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04-21-2011, 10:22 PM

Yeah, I have a good friend who I just kind of help with her English. If she ever doesn't understand something (maybe a grammar point, new vocabulary, wording, etc.), she feels comfortable enough to ask me to help her out.

Normally when helping her, I treat the situation more formally, and then maybe give some more common alternatives. However, my teaching her actual English structure is really only limited to reading/writing comprehension. When we speak to each other, I'll surely help her out if she either says something wrong, mispronounces a word, or the like, but for the most part I don't nitpick on every time she makes a small mistake as long as the message she is trying to convey is accurate and effective. This would just discourage her. The point of our talking is to get her used to normal English conversation speed/flow.


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