Truth be told, most Business English students reach a point when they start feeling demotivated and frustrated about their language learning process. They consider they’re not making progress and can sometimes feel embarrassed or ashamed because, from their point of view, they “are not doing […]
Unveiling the Language-Culture Connection: The Power of Words in Linguistic Journeys What Does Language Have to Do with Culture? Language and culture are deeply interconnected, each influencing and shaping the other in profound ways. Language serves as a powerful tool for expressing thoughts, feelings, and […]
The Power of E-Learning: The Benefits of Online Language Courses Why You Should Take E-learning Language Courses: A Comprehensive Guide to the Benefits and Advantages Introduction: In today’s digital age, e-learning has revolutionized the way we acquire knowledge and skills. Language learning, in particular, has […]
Unleashing the Fun and Benefits of Learning Languages with Friends! Why Learn a Language with Friends? Learning a language with friends can be a highly beneficial and motivating experience. When faced with challenges and difficulties, […]
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Are We Really Listening?
Authentic Communication: The Power of Listening You don’t have to be a genius to realize that most of our communication problems are, in their essence, caused by our difficulty to listen to each other authentically. Whether we like it or not, most of us just […]
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Cuando creer es poder
“No voy a poder memorizar estas palabras”, “me cuesta mucho aprender inglés”, “el inglés es imposible para mí”. Estos son algunas de las oraciones que escucho y he escuchado de mis alumnos/as adultos/as. En la mayoría de los casos, estas ideas exponen o representan creencias […]
“You learn something every day if you pay attention” (Ray Leblond) Some say the most important lessons in life are actually really simple ideas, and I believe this is just one example of that. Paying attention to what we’re doing may, indeed, seem unimportant to […]
Muchas/os alumnas/os tienen dificultades a la hora de organizar el conocimiento e integrarlo para así aprenderlo de manera más efectiva. Aquí va una lista de estrategias de aprendizaje efectivas que todo estudiante de lenguas podría utilizar: Agrupar vocabulario siempre alrededor de un tema. Algunos ejemplos […]
A lo largo de estos años como profe y coach de idiomas, he aprendido a detectar ciertas características que son fundamentales para un aprendizaje de lenguas eficaz y exitoso. En este artículo, resumo cinco que considero esenciales: 1- Paciencia Por desgracia, para muchos, aprender una […]
Adverbs of frequency (from higher to lower frequency) : always- usually-often-sometimes-hardly ever/seldom/rarely-never Position: between the subject and the verb (I usually get up at 9 a.m), after the auxiliary (I have never travelled to China) or after the verb to be (I am never late). […]