Struggling to understand an ESL student
HI! I'm struggling with a few students who tend to be very confusing when speaking to me.
I'll talk about one in particular. I had a lesson with her a month ago where I asked her if she had any questions, we were near the middle of a lesson. She responded with, "not have to ask this class to learn?"
I knew she understood that I wanted a question, so I asked her to repeat it. I told her that I was a little confused so I asked her to write it. Still confused. I ended up writing what I heard and eventually figured out what she was asking. Still, this is one example in many, she tends to explain herself with using a lot of negatives and I honestly don't know how to correct sentences like these.
For example, I wanted her to tell me when we use the connectors and and but. "When do we use and in a sentence" She said: For example, I like skirts, and it aren't. But I don't like the skirts, the color or other.
I used the same method I mentioned previously, but this second time I'll admit I spoke too much and may have confused her. Still, any tips on helping this student?
EDIT: To clarify, her written english is amazing and is almost always correct! Her oral language is our main issue.