Are you learning English? Are you currently taking lessons, or thinking about taking English lessons? Chances are, if you are trying to learn a language like English, you have thought about taking formal lessons from a language school, or maybe …
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 …
December is a time of many celebrations all around the world. Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Las Posadas, Eid-al-Adha, Diwali… some of us have never even heard of these holidays! But in cultures all around the world, and since the beginning of …
The internet has changed the way we communicate. We are now living in what is called “the information age.” Through email, social networks, websites, forums, and chat messaging, we communicate faster than ever. More information is available to more people …
How does language reflect a culture? Does our native language lead us to think or behave in a certain way? And if so, how can that be possible? Many people, indeed linguistics experts and researchers, would say that language actually determines …
One of the most effective ways to improve your English— or any language that you are learning– is to visit or live in another country. Right? But what if you can’t do that? Most people are not in a …
Most of us have been to school, and at school we had to take language classes. In many countries, students are required to take English lessons in particular. My high school in the United States offered classes in Latin, French, …