A few years ago, I studied Translation Studies and was amazed at the depth – or lack of depth – that translation goes to for bringing across the […]

Does texting your friends on the phone equal bad grammar? Certainly not. Do not let pseudo scientific studies, carried out by language apprentices at some English departments, fool you into thinking that the […]

Are you one of those people who feel burdened with the task of learning English? Does it feel like a noose around your neck? Do you study for […]

Like so much in life, language learning is as much about the choices we make as it is any other one thing. If we choose to take control […]

I am always in search of videos on the Internet to help my clients improve their French listening comprehension and increase their vocabulary. Since an hour lesson is […]

From the age of eleven, when I had my first French lesson, I have always loved learning languages. My first linguistic triumph was during a family holiday to […]

I have talked often about using a “language helper” to learn the language and I want to take a bit of time to explain it today.  But first […]

The Magic Age Let’s say we all agree that language learning is fab. Whether you are keen to revive a dormant GCSE Language or dream of opening up […]

Reading how many or better put how few British students took their A levels in German this year, I thought I’d start a series of posts giving some […]

When learning a language, we not only deal with our lessons, grammar exercises or lists of vocabulary. One of the things I tell my students is that they […]

Any journey will have its difficulties Language learning presents different types challenges at different points along the experience. This time round I wish to look at language learners […]

As you know, there are different dialects of English around the world like British English, American English, Australian and so on. In most cases it does not really […]