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The Best English Language Learning Tools
And how to use them! In need of some English language learning tools to supplement your learning at home, or on the go? It is always a good idea to supplement your English language studies with some self-study English learning tools at home. In fact, I would say it is essential. All good tools are…
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The Best English Tutors Online
Is it time to hit play on your English language learning journey? There is no better place for you to start than with an English Tutor Online. Covid-19 has meant pressing pause on many aspects of our lives over the last 2 years. But with things moving again it’s time for you to hit the…
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Best Websites to Practice Speaking English
Searching for a safe space for your English-speaking practice online? Do you need more English-speaking practice online? We have found the best sites for you to practice speaking with native speakers from around the world! You have been attending classes, completing activities, exercises and practice work, yet when you open your mouth to speak…nerves take…
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The Most Effective Way to Learn a Language
The Language Learning Formula Are you ready to discover the secret to unlocking your language learning potential? Learning a new language is hard. Heck learning anything can be a real challenge. But what if there was a trick? What if there was a secret formula you could use to make learning a new language a…
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Raising a multilingual child
5 strategies to increase input in your native language As parents, we are constantly worrying about our children’s development. Are they hitting their milestones? If they haven’t hit a milestone at the “right” time, is this normal? My child is doing X, but that book said they should be doing Y, is this OK? When…
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The Accidental Poetry of New English Speakers
This is a guest post by author Lisa Lieberman Doctor, I found it interesting and decided to post it, here it is: When I switched careers from movie executive to writing teacher, I developed hundreds of writing exercises designed to allow authors access to their protagonist’s deep-seated emotional issues. It’s the internal issue that fuels…
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Raising a trilingual child: a parent’s personal thoughts
In this post, I like to share my experience in raising a child in a trilingual environment, i.e. the case when parents speak different languages and live in a country where a third language is spoken. In our case I am an Italian native speaker, my partner is a German native speaker and we live…
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How to stick to your new year’s resolution of learning a foreign language
The road to hell is paved with good intentions. Good Intentions and new year’s resolutions are typically forgotten as soon we realize that implementing them requires a good amount of willing power, commitment, and determination. In this post, I want to offer a few advice inspired by research studies in human psychology that looked at…
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Language learning nudges: designing an environment that helps you learn
Understanding human psychological biases can help a language learner to design an effective learning environment. This post is inspired by a book that I read recently “Nudges: improving decisions about health, wealth and happiness”. The book is basically discussing how to use humans’ psychological biases to improve decisions and policies. I want to take some…
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How to learn reading by watching movies. Tapping in DVD’s technology to learn a language.
In previous posts, I made the point that movies can be useful tools for language learning, and in particular, I described how reciting movies can be used to improve speaking skills in the target language. In this post, I want to describe another way to use movies to improve another aspect of learning a language: the ability to read.…