How to learn English FASTER
Originally posted on The FUTURE of Learning:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jls7MYW5egY
What is QUALITY ENGLISH?
(Photo credit: http://bit.ly/2xne4wD) There are three types of quality (according to Seth Godin http://www.sethgodin.com) however, though he was talking about it in terms of business quality, I’d like to bring it into the realm of learning English. Is there a parallel identifier in this world too? Let looks at exactly what Seth says about quality…
English courses should not just be UNIQUE but UNIQUELY VALUABLE
(Photo credit: http://bit.ly/2wPTZhN) This is the future of all learning. Right now we want whatever course we do to be valuable to us, it should give us the tools to move forward in our lives, however the future is more complex. The future of learning says that the things we get from our courses should…
Your ENGLISH LEVEL will be the AVERAGE of the 5 English speakers you SPEND TIME with
Originally posted on The FUTURE of Learning:
(Photo credit: http://bit.ly/2cV6Eol) This completely makes sense if you think about it. You as a student decide to learn English, you start a course, you go every day and study hard and do your homework. Problem is that you don’t have any native English friends and in your…
What does it feel like to THINK in ENGLISH?
(Photo Credit: http://bit.ly/2gUbLqe) Well, this has got to be the million dollar question, but in fact the ultimate answer is…. No different to thinking in any other language. Why? Because it’s you and your brain, it will think in a certain way and that’s what makes you you irrespective of your original language. Now that…
No ENGLISH is 100% perfect
(Photo credit: http://bit.ly/2wht5LB) One problem some ESL students have is that they listen far too much to native speakers….sound crazy? Well in some ways it is. I say this because once the student understands the native English speaker they get very confused, because they assume that native speakers are perfect English speakers, but it’s not…
UNRESOLVED ESL ISSUE No.4: I’m not vs I amn’t?
Originally posted on The FUTURE of Learning:
(Photo credit: http://bit.ly/2bJfZSo) In this series of posts I’d like to raise a few ESL issues with you ESL teachers to find out your preference or your opinion. Today the issue is should students be learning I’m not or I amn’t? I have to say on the odd…
Be an ESL explorer
(Photo credit: http://bit.ly/2ut37nx) When we think of exploring we think of going somewhere we have never been before, the same thing goes for learning English. To be an explorer however requires a certain kind of character. They need to be strong, open minded, courageous and focused. So too does an English learner. But to take…
Surviving your ENGLISH COURSE is still succeeding
(Photo credit: http://bit.ly/2v5MFgd) For those people who are past the whole ‘doing a course’ thing, the memories of having to sit in a classroom and listen and engage with a teacher in order to learn something seems a far far distant memory, but the way to look at it is – what was the outcome…
The meanings of ‘GET’ – hilarious!
Originally posted on The FUTURE of Learning:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CBg_z4rfZY
