If you are learning English, you have probably heard that the best way to learn is to be totally immersed in the language. That’s because hearing correct English constantly and having memorable experiences helps your brain to learn the language. …
One of the best ways to practice English, or any language you are learning, is by reading. Reading can be very difficult, or even boring, and students rarely take the time to do it. But that’s because they aren’t reading …
Have you ever heard anyone say that Eskimos have over a hundred words to describe snow? Or that speakers of languages without a future tense are generally happier? What about languages that don’t have numbers for counting large quantities? These …
The English language has now taken its place as the dominant global language, with over 400 million native speakers, and spoken in some form by about 4 billion people. 1 Chinese has more native speakers, but many of those also …
Have you ever felt like you were being stereotyped based on your nationality? We have all heard the stories and jokes about different nationalities behaving differently, but are these stereotypes even true? And why do they exist? Before we can …
English is a very special language, formed over thousands of years of adaptation and influence from Germanic and Nordic languages, in addition to French and other languages. The result is a kind of hybrid language that is often frustrating due …
If you have ever tried to learn a second language such as English or French, you know how frustrating and difficult it can be. Sometimes we feel like we will never be able to understand and express ourselves in another …
Teenagers today have never known a world without the internet and smartphones. They learn to manipulate a touch screen before they can walk or talk; games even exist on smartphones for very young children! Parents have different opinions about how …
Immersion language learning, or ILL, is widely accepted as the most effective classroom learning program available. If you are a teacher (or even a student trying to learn English as a second language), it’s not likely that your school offers …
If you are like one of 1.5 billion students learning English today, you are always looking for more ways to improve. In this blog we have already spoken about some of the most effective ways to improve your English learning, …