I learned that, according to the language learning theory, a person's "mother tongue" should be used when learning other sets of vocabulary or terminology. Therefore, I will remind students to consider the concepts first, in their own way of thinking, native language, or past experiences, before applying it to contemporary practice. Furthermore, a student can be literate in English but maybe not in a particular study or literate in a certain science but not so much in English. I am surprised at how we sometimes assume things, even though our motives are sound, that can mislead and disrupt our outcomes.