Would you use your perfect English to get a better job? Would you use your perfect English to study for an MBA at Harvard or Oxford? Would you […]

Whoever and wherever I teach, most students tell me they find phrasal verbs really difficult. As a teacher I found them a nightmare to teach until I asked […]

Do you ever make grammar mistakes? Do you ever say one word then change it to another? Do you ever change what you have just said because the […]

Lots of people ask me for help with starting to learn a second language – they know they want to speak Italian or German but they’re not sure how to […]

Are you planning to start studying Spanish or have you been studying Spanish for a couple of months already? Either way, you are probably asking yourself how many […]

I’ve been learning Spanish, using different programs and through Skype lessons with my Peruvian teacher from the Live Lingua website. And in my opinion, when you don’t have […]

Tip #1 – Practice Spanish regularly This idea is key when learning any foreign language, and it is one of the most important tips for learning Spanish. This […]

As I write this blog, I think more and more about learning, in general, and learning as it relates to languages. It seems like many people who write […]

I have been doing language exchanges since I studied abroad in Russia in 2003. I was teaching English to some university students, and sometimes I would meet one […]

There’s plenty of information out there about how to find a language teacher or a language partner online – iTalki is the most popular option (one that I, […]

It comes as a surprise to some visitors that in Italy the principle language spoken is Italian. And while many Italians do speak English, many – especially among […]

We live in the most hurried, busy time the world has perhaps ever seen. We have more engagements, more work, more distractions to fill more hours of more […]