Did you know that most native speakers notice a person's pronunciation before their grammar? That's right, all those hours you spent trying to make your grammar perfect haven't been as
What exactly is a "SMART" goal? It's a way of being systematic with your commitment to yourself. There are many different versions of this system, but we will focus on
You walk up, smile, look each other in the eye, and say "hello". After "hello, how are you", then what? What do you say next? All of these ideas are
We've already talked about the common difficulties people have of being tongue-tied and unable to speak even though they know what they want to say. This happens most often because of reasons other than language
"I can't understand anything" How many people have said this before about a language that they are learning? I'm sure almost everyone has said it at least once in
Did you know that most native speakers notice a person's pronunciation before their grammar? That's right, all those hours you spent trying to make your grammar perfect haven't been as
Many learners of English read books or articles regularly and think that they are actively studying English--that is, they study vocabulary while reading. The truth is, most people aren't. They're
It’s the last two or three days before your English exam and you’re sitting at your desk, flipping through papers. You’re looking at the list of speaking topics you found
"Oh that (insert exam name) is so terrible! It’s such a difficult exam! They make it so that it’s impossible to get a score higher than (insert score)!” Is this
It's time for you to speak. Everyone's eyes are on you. They're expecting something from you, and you want to make sure that you say something good if you want
Many learners of English read books or articles regularly and think that they are actively studying English–that is, they study vocabulary while reading. The truth is, most people aren’t. They’re reading passively and less than 1% of the language is entering their brain. Why is this? Most of your attention, […]
If you think carefully about all the words that you see or hear every day, how many do you actually remember? Not very many, probably. These words come in through your eyes or ears, and fall right back out of your head again. They don’t stick in your memory. This […]
Have you ever translated the same word multiple times, only to realize that you should know this word by now? Are you tired of forgetting words as soon as you see or hear them? This happened to me once when I saw the Turkish word for “on duty” pass me […]
