“I want to improve my English.” What does that mean? I hear this quite often from professionals. My next question isn’t usually, “How much time can you commit?” It is: “What do you actually want to be able to do in English?” We’re talking about adults. Busy, senior professionals. For them, “improve my English” isn’t […]
Your English Goal Can’t Exist Separately from Your Life Read More »
I’ve noticed this repeatedly when working on spoken English with professionals. They know the words, the grammar. They often pronounce the individual words quite well. But when they speak, each word gets its own little piece of attention. The result can sound surprisingly effortful. And sometimes the speaker concludes: “I need to slow down.” Sometimes that
It’s not speed that makes you tired. It’s speaking word by word. Read More »
When adults decide to improve their English, we often talk about motivation, goals and learning methods as though these existed independently of the person doing the learning. I don’t think they do. You have an ego. Not necessarily in the sense of being arrogant or self-important. You have a sense of who you are. You know—or
You Have an Ego. It Matters. Read More »
