Stop trying to ‘think in English’
A piece of advice learners of English are often given is to ‘think in English’, and stop translating everything. IContinue Reading
Category: English coaching
English coaching – why I won’t correct all your mistakes
How do you feel when you are told you have made a mistake? Bad, sorry, ashamed, guilty, unconfident? I’m guessingContinue Reading
English coaching – what’s your excuse?
Just a quick one…italki, one of the platforms I teach on, published my article! It’s called The top six excusesContinue Reading
Can you grow your mind?
Do you have a talent for languages, or maths, or music or knitting? Do you believe you are born withContinue Reading
Have a day off.
This post is going to be really short. Because you need a rest. Research shows again and again that ourContinue Reading
A sign of bravery
A popular statistic that there are more English learners in China than English native speakers in the whole world isContinue Reading
This one’s for the failures
Are you a failure? I do hope so. Statistically you have failed many times in your life. I give youContinue Reading
Write it to remember it
If you want to remember something write it down. Research has shown that students who type notes during lectures don’tContinue Reading
Do you have grit?
This is an interesting, and short, TED Talk on why some students fail and others succeed. Have a watch andContinue Reading
The magic of persistence
This video has been trending lately. In it a guy teaches himself to back flip in six hours. Watch theContinue Reading
