Over the years, I have worked with professionals who had already tried courses, apps, books, teachers and different techniques to improve their English. They had accumulated a considerable amount of information and experience, but often without seeing the change in their ability to use English that they actually needed. Their next question was often: “Maybe […]
The method isn’t the missing piece. Yet, it is. Read More »
I’ve been seeing and saying this for years, and AI has made the point even clearer. Clients used to joke with me about wanting a language chip. “Can’t you just upload English into my brain?” Underneath the joke, there was a real wish: “What if I could get the result without having to do the
Methodologies are great to have. But you cannot outsource learning. Read More »
“I feel like I should be practising my English instead of watching a film.” A professional said this to me recently. He felt that if he wasn’t actively doing something in English after work, he was wasting time. I understand the feeling. Many adult language learners seem to carry an implicit rule with them: if
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