“open your books”– NOT!
Nothing, of course, but there’s a little something you can do which I believe makes all the difference. Read on if you’re interested. I think the picture will make sense then. Whenever I teach or...
View Articlethe over analyzer
Students will ask us all sorts of questions. Questions we can and will answer, questions we can but won’t answer immediately, questions we can’t answer and questions that are really unanswerable....
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adult students: why won’t they learn?
7 hypotheses that may account for some adult students’ perplexing lack of progress in their language learning. This post offers no solutions, of course. Only reflections and further questions. Last...
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teaching adults: I felt like an alien
Teaching adults… This is a post I’ve been stalling on for weeks, but, difficult to write as it is, I can’t put it on hold anymore. I’d like to begin by sharing three seemingly unrelated anecdotes...
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Can I learn English in 18 months?
No. Can I learn English in 24 months? No. 32? Stop asking. This is the wrong question. And it’s wrong on so many levels: 1. First, what do you mean by “Learn English?” (a) Speak Fluently? If so, how do...
View Article4 tips to help you teach advanced students
I don’t think I have ever taught or observed an advanced lesson that went seriously wrong. I mean cringe-worthy wrong. Which is hardly surprising. After all, advanced students have been in the game...
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