“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 »
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 »
One thing I have noticed repeatedly when working with Spanish-speaking professionals is that their professional knowledge is often considerably more advanced than the English they are able to produce in real time. This can be difficult to recognise because, from the outside, it may simply look like an English mistake. For example, I have heard
Your professional thinking may be ahead of your English Read More »
