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  • How to Pick What Words to Learn

    How to Pick What Words to Learn

    English has around a million words. That’s ten words for every hair on your head. While only one hundred and fifty thousand of those words are in use, it’s still more than the hairs on your head. It’s too many! So how do we pick which of those words to learn? There is a handful…

  • What, Why, and How of Making Analogies in English

    What, Why, and How of Making Analogies in English

    A hands on article helping teach the use of analogies in English for English language learners.

  • 7 Great English Learning Resources (besides textbooks)

    7 Great English Learning Resources (besides textbooks)

    What are English learning resources? English learning resources help expose you to English. We recently talked about English learning tools, and it can be confusing to figure out the difference between an English learning tool and an English learning resource. The difference between a resource and a tool is that a resource gives you things…

  • How to Learn English Grammar: 4 Do’s and Don’ts

    How to Learn English Grammar: 4 Do’s and Don’ts

    Struggling with English grammar? We all are. But these 4 tips will help you do it right!

  • 5 Fun Ways to Practice Speaking English

    Are you looking for some fun ways to practice speaking English? Do you want to improve your pronunciation, vocabulary and fluency without getting bored? If you answered yes, then this blog post is for you! Here are some enjoyable ways to practice speaking English simply. Don’t get confused with our recent post on practicing speaking…

  • How to Practice Speaking English on Your Own

    How to Practice Speaking English on Your Own

    Nothing is better than practicing speaking with a well-trained English teacher. But we don’t always have access to one. So how can we practice speaking English without them? Besides the usual “talk to natives” and “find a speaking partner” ideas (which are good), we’re going to look at a few things you can practice speaking…

  • English Fluency: Why to Speak More and Listen Less

    English Fluency: Why to Speak More and Listen Less

    I know what you are thinking, ELLs, “I don’t have any one to talk to!” But in this post, we’re not talking about talking to anyone, we’re talking about speaking out loud when we are studying and practicing English, not just listening, reading and watching. Yes! You can improve your English fluency by yourself! Let’s…

  • Learning English and Time Management: Prioritizing

    Learning English and Time Management: Prioritizing

    Welcome back! In the last post we talked about setting time goals, but goals don’t mean anything if you don’t know how to reach them, and time doesn’t mean anything if you don’t use it correctly. So how can you make sure you reach your goals of spending time on English and using your time…

  • Learning English and Time Management: Setting Time Goals

    Learning English and Time Management: Setting Time Goals

    As learners of new languages, it’s easy for us to see that time management goes a long way in helping us grow.  When we don’t manage our time well, our language acquisition slows to a grind, or possibly even to a halt, but when we make careful use of our time, we steadily make progress.…

  • 7 Free English Learning Tools You Aren’t Using (but Should!)

    7 Free English Learning Tools You Aren’t Using (but Should!)

    We are lucky to be born in the modern age and have a broad selection of language learning tools.  Gone are the days of only being able to learn language in-person.  We can develop our language skills using primarily online tools.  There are free English learning tools everywhere! The traditional tool is a dictionary, but…