The greatest fear Most adult learners feel embarrassed when they are asked to speak in a foreign language, especially if it’s a language they are learning and haven’t mastered yet. Some of them may even feel petrified when it’s their turn to open their mouths […]

I will remember this year in a special way for various reasons, one of which is that it’s the year I’ve discovered the usefulness and importance that exchanges have. I’m referring to language exhanges but also to other numerous exchanges where one can train in […]

Reinforcing your language learning skills I’ve been teaching adults for quite a number of years now and there’s one thing that is characteristic to most of adult education and this is their lack of time. This doesn’t only mean that students aren’t able to “do […]

Why vocabulary is key and how to learn it Vocabulary is a fundamental tool in adult language teaching and learning. It’s even more important and central than grammar if we take the lexical approach as reference. Adult students have an urgent need to express themselves and communicate […]

Ten strategies used by the most successful language students Association, being able to relate and connect things. Associating words or expressions helps our memory. For instance, I always recommend studying new vocabulary using a mind map since the more we associate the more we help […]