I think cultural differences can cause some misunderstandings. I would rather think that she was trying to be polite by asking to see if she did a good job. Probably you were closer to her than the rest of the group, or maybe you paid more attention to her which is why she kept asking you specifically.

I also realized in some of the English speaking countries, if someone is being quiet while someone else is talking without interacting or asking questions, they tend to assume that this person didn't understand what was being said.

they mean the same thing.

hi davide.

I just wanted to clarify what I mean by “getting worse”. It is when someone is learning from someone else the wrong way (wrong grammar, wrong structure, even the wrong words) and pick up whatever he/she has learned thinking that it’s proper English or whatever language they are learning.

I totally agree with you. Sometimes I ask myself the same question.. how a group of people, who are learning the same language, will benefit from each other if none of them is a native speaker or proficient? They are just going to make it worse for themselves.

Yo soy una estudiante del español y lo que aprendí es:

estar = se usa por estados o sentimientos que van a terminar en algún momento. Por ejemplo: estoy bien, estoy enferma, estoy aburrida, estoy de mal humor...etc

ser = se usa por adjetivos, trabajos, nacionalidades, o para explicar como soy como una persona en general.

Este es un buen ejemplo para distinguir entre los dos:

Estoy contenta: en este contexto significa que hay algo que me pone contenta en este momento, pero no significa que soy una person feliz en general.

Soy contenta: como una persona siempre me siento contenta con mi vida.

espero que este explicación haya sido útil.

I had the same issue that Dan had but not anymore as I was able to solve this through a lot of practice. What I still find difficult though is my ability to keep on talking for a long time. I can do it to some extent but if I want to tell a story in which I have to describe so many details, I get lost in translation and I tend to forget the words that I want to use while I'm speaking. I know that I know them all but they just don't come to my mind when I need them.

As for my learning style, I'm a visual and kinesthetic learner. Which I think this is the common learning style for many.