This is a common problem that I have encountered so many times while teaching.
Students often say happily, "I overslept today" and this sentence is grammatically correct but the problem is context. What they usually mean when they say this is that they have a day off and were able to relax and sleep a little longer than usual. However, the meaning of this sentence is to sleep longer by accident or because your alarm was broken, for example.
So basically here is what they mean in short;
To oversleep (v) Accident (Usually a negative term)
"I am sorry for being late, I overslept" (Sorry I'm late, my alarm is broken and I woke up 15 minutes ago)
To sleep in (v) Choice
"I am so happy that tomorrow is saturday. I really want to sleep in." (I want to sleep more than usual tomorrow)
Hope that helps!
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