(Photo credit: https://bit.ly/2tvpZb7) The best language centres are definitely the ones that everyone is talking about. But the question is why. What makes an English language centre a place with a great reputation. It sounds very simple to say that it’s because there are great teachers, but what is it about a teacher that makes…
Photo by Ehud Neuhaus on Unsplash Good question. Well, yes, understanding reality has always been good for any kind of learning, but I do think in the future it will be even more so. As the future of learning I believe will be all about our relationships, the most important thing when dealing with another person is what…
Just thought I would give a brief plug for my latest podcast. Every week I’ll be interviewing someone about learning English and the future of learning generally. It could be a teacher or it could be a student or someone else….we’ll see. If you are on Spotify would love your feedback or input, or you…
Great teachers will always be needed, now and in the future, and no AI will take over that wonderful feeling a student has when a great teacher is a part of their life. But these teachers need students to understand some key points too. These are things that no technology can replace. You may think…
(Photo credit: http://bit.ly/2c0cLJ0) All forms of learning anything new don’t come easy. There are easy periods where everything seemed straight forward, then there are tough times where you wonder if you ever learned anything at all and will ever again. All this is normal. When you are learning English, each one of these difficult times…
(Photo credit: http://bit.ly/2cbAAuU) If we are all honest with ourselves, we have to admit that not everyone is successful in their pursuit of learning English. Most are but some have some very real reasons for not continuing. So let’s have a look at the three main reasons. Can’t afford it To learn English at a…
