Have you ever listened to a parent talking to their toddler? If you have, you will notice that they always repeat everything. They use the same phrases over and over again. Parents do this even before the child can speak. Why do you think they do this? When a parent talks, the child recognizes the […]
I have attached a downloadable version of the phonetic alphabet chart to this blog post. When I was going through teacher training this was not considered essential for most students, as a result, it was not given a huge amount of time on the course and consequently, there are many teachers out there who feel
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Try Listening to the blog audio! How do you learn a language by listening? You probably started to learn English where you had to first match words to pictures. Then you had to put words in the correct order to make sentences. Before you knew it you were having to create your sentences. Teachers were
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Let’s look at some common advice. Surround yourself with the language Read in your target language Speak to yourself in your target language Watch tv in your target language Lookup words in a dictionary and get definitions in your target language Don’t translate Most of this advice is great. However, there is one important thing
People talk about burn out and usually, it is associated with long hours at the office and no holidays, but isn’t that usual student life? Or the life of people studying? Certainly, there are plenty of students who are combining the two lives, working long hours and studying long hours. Or even three lives, as
Speaking is something which we can practice. Before going into an English environment we can go over likely sentences which we may need. This preparation will help us with our confidence as well. However, preparing for listening is a lot harder. In fact, it is often one of the greatest obstacles for students. The challenges
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As teachers, we are always saying “have a go” or “it’s ok to make mistakes” even “mistakes help us to learn”. But does that help us to get the confidence we need ? Not really they are just word. So how do you become confident in a second language? There is one great technique that
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Why not try listening to our blog posts – click the audio below! https://audstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/podcast-blog-3.mp3 We often think of learning a language as being like doing a big jigsaw puzzle. That is correct. But also incorrect. When we do a puzzle the pieces have to fit together perfectly. That is what grammar is for. Grammar creates
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It is hard to speak sometimes in our mother tongue – so in our second language, it is even harder! Never underestimate the braveness needed to learn a language. Since you are already here – it means you have taken the first major steps. When people learn English they are often taught the grammar. English
The internet and bookstores are full of different ways to learn a language. So how do you choose which one is the best and which one will work for you? Unsurprisingly we think our method is the best. We have been teaching for a long time and we have seen lots of people succeed. Not
