If you’re a native English speaker, you’ve pretty much got it made when it comes to the world of television. The vast majority of popular series are in your first language, and you can easily pick up on all the bits of humor and colloquialisms. While it may seem like a hassle for non-natives to […]
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6 Key Differences between Mexican Spanish and Spanish from Spain
As native English speakers, we can easily pick up on the differences (obvious to us, petty to ESL students) between Anglosphere countries when it comes to local accents or colloquialisms. For example, in the minds of Americans, Brits tend to drop the r at the end of a word; and vice versa, if you ask […]
5 ways to improve your language learning
Are you planning to learn a language? Or have you already started doing so? In either case, you have an exciting linguistic journey ahead of you. Languages can provide a fascinating learning experience and provide you with a valuable new skill along the way. In this article, we’ll take a look at why learning languages […]
How I prepare for an online teaching lesson
For me, an English lesson usually takes 45 minutes, and there can also be a double version that lasts 90 minutes. When it comes to kids, a lesson should last 30-35 minutes, and for older pupils 90 minutes is acceptable. For each English lesson, the teacher must have the appropriate preparation. Teachers always need to […]
Learning Spanish Outside the Classroom
Living in a new place is hard. But learning a new language is a whole different ball game. I know from personal experience how difficult it can be. This is the second time I have set up shop in a foreign country. Two years ago I lived in Athens, Greece. Even though I was there […]
ARGENTINEAN SPANISH
When I arrived in Buenos Aires a couple of years back, I got off the plane thinking that my experience in other Spanish speaking countries and my rudimentary high school classes would allow me to get by, and they did. But it is one thing to get by and quite another to play truco like […]
Online Resources to Help Support Multilingualism for You and Your Child
Before you do anything else, make sure to check out what is available online. Whether you are looking for other like-minded multilingual parents, language resources for your children or radio stations that you can stream from your laptop, you just might find it with the click of a few keyboard keys. To help head you […]
The pros and cons of teaching English online
Becoming an online ESL/EFL teacher: the pros and cons When we all first considered being ESL/EFL teachers, what we had in mind was interacting with students face-to-face in a classroom, after all that is the way it has always been. However, in the past few years online English teaching has become more and more popular, […]
Resources for Learning Spanish
What resources have you turned to for learning español? I’ve posted a lot of diferente tips, advice and ideas I have about learning español. I hope it’s been helpful for you. But it’s all just from mi perspectivo. Every persona has their own journey through learning a languaje, so it’s good to see what other people […]
The importance of English Exam Help
English exam help, especially for IELTS and TOEFL is very important. These are the most globally recognized assessments for the English Language. With a satisfactory score, you can easily get accepted into top universities and even be awarded visas for studying or living abroad. Over the past five years, I have helped many students in […]