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LanguageApril 24, 2022April 24, 2022

Your English, my English: the global lingua franca

When I worked for a tech startup in Silicon Valley several years ago, one day my coworker, a native English speaker, turned to our new French employee, Zack, and asked: “zacker zakry?” Zack had just arrived from France the previous week and wasn’t used to the American accent yet. He turned to me with a […]

MotivationApril 17, 2022June 23, 2022

Bias against foreign accent and how to handle it

When I first came to the US at the age of 25, I couldn’t wait to learn English. I didn’t doubt my abilities because I had already learned Polish in my early 20s and knew that English grammar was easier. I imagined that when I learn grammar and enough vocabulary, I would be a confident […]

MotivationFebruary 20, 2022June 19, 2024

Almost native: the power of an adverb

When I was still learning English in one of my ESL classes many years ago, I remember when we had to write a short essay. I can’t recall the topic, but I remember that I had already started to feel more comfortable with the language and my writing skills. So I felt quite confident when […]

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