Author Archives: Lenka Garshol

4th Learner Corpus Research Conference

The 4th Learner Corpus Research Conference in Bolzano last week brought many interesting ideas to the table. I am glad to note that LCR and SLA are finally talking to each other. I believe that there is great potential in … Continue reading

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Good grammar is like personal hygiene…

“Good grammar is like personal hygiene. You can ignore it if you want, but don’t be surprised when people draw their conclusions.” This and many similar memes regularly make their rounds in the social media. The discussions between the two … Continue reading

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Science to the people!

As a newbie aspiring linguist and a newbie mom of a (potentially) trilingual child I was told by a pedagogue in a playroom facility that I should not speak to my child in my first language and I should rather … Continue reading

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