We often assume that if we read more, listen to more, learn more and collect more information, we will naturally become better at using it. But learning something and being able to use it when the moment comes are not quite the same thing. I see this clearly in English. Professionals spend years learning new […]
More input = more ability? Not automatically. Read More »
What makes a professional language training relationship last for five years? Perhaps the more interesting question is: why would professional English development need to last that long in the first place? In October over five years ago, I had a phone call with a Barcelona-based IVD company. What began as an opportunity to help a
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I started learning English in high school. German would have been the logical choice. The town where I grew up had an influx of Austrian tourists every day, so German was the obvious practical language. But I chose English. At the time, I had very little idea what learning English would involve. My main contact
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