Suggerimenti per imparare

As Brutal as a lego brick This is a blog about language, about learning a language, about using a language and about learning to learn a language. Today I would like to approach these topics using a parallel, a comparison. I find it easy to make a comparison between language […]

I recently had a lovely Quiz Night with my students and even though being with them is always sheer bliss, the evening was a moment to come to terms with some of the skills I want to work on.Basically, it was a big learning opportunity for me. I will soon […]

you are back from a summer break, september is nearly over and we are entering the last quarter of the year. I received this funny meme from a student and I got inspired to modify it a little. I had to include Listenings as I believe being able to understand […]

When summer is over and september comes, quite a few people begin to think of a sort of autumn resolution. Starting something new, something to get them entertained and excited during the forthcoming winter season. And yes, many think of learning a new language, english for instance, as a way […]

How often do you find excuses not to practice?Here are the most popular ones and how to fight them or as I said before…ditch them! #1 “I just don’t feel like it today…” Even when you’re not in the mood to practice, you’re still mentally and physically capable of doing […]

Do we have to show what we have? If asked about status symbols, the first thing many of us have in mind is money.Expensive cars, private clubs, luxury watches, or a big yacht.Why do we need to show off? First of all,What is a status symbol?Something that reflects our social […]

podcasts are ok too, of course. You might have heard it many times, countries without dubbed movies have better english level. No? Never heard of it? Well, believe it or not only few countries make the effort to dub movies. Leaving the original language and just adding subtitles has many […]

When I was a teenager I had a friend who used to go by the name of Marco, his name was actually Mohammed but in Italy at that time it must have been hard enough for him to deal with all the bullying and racist comment he received, a more […]

/He opens his mouth//but the words won’t come out//He’s choking, how?/ You might have recognized the lyrics …. it’s an Eminem song… about a rapper unable to actually perform. Well this can happen to anyone, especially those speaking a second language. The post of today is about the ”bottleneck hypothesis” […]

A few days ago I was watching a guy picking wilberries, he was waist deep in the thorny bushes all sweaty under the scorching sun. He didn’t mind getting all scratched and sunburnt. I spoke to him about the quality of the berries and he admitted having picked only dry […]