Artículos escritos en nuestro blog por profesores nativos de idiomas

El inglés es el idioma más popular del mundo, hablarlo más que un requerimiento es una obligación natural casi para todo en un mundo tan globalizado, desde cantar y entender una canción, disfrutar del cine y televisión en su idioma original, dar indicaciones a los turistas, leer un instructivo o aplicar para un trabajo mejor remunerado.   En México se enseña durante toda la etapa escolar: primaria, secundaria, preparatoria y hasta en la un...

Durante los primeros tres años, el cerebro de un niño se desarrolla más que en ninguna otra etapa de la vida. De acuerdo a estudios realizados por el Centro para el Niño en Desarrollo de la Universidad de Harvard, en ésta etapa cada segundo se crean más de un millón de conexiones neuronales.  Es por ello, que la primera infancia es crucial para comenzar a desarrollar en los pequeños todas aquellas competencias que necesitarán a lo largo de ...

¿Cuál es la diferencia entre una clase de idiomas en una academia y una clase de idiomas particular? Aquí te cuento las 5 más notables:    Compañeros: la mayor diferencia entre una academia y una clase particular es que en la academia tendrás compañeros de clase y en una particular a no ser que sea grupal, estarás tú solo con el profesor particular.  Precio: el precio suele ser más elevado en las clases particulares, y...

When you are born, first you do not speak to anyone. You spend a year or so just uttering separate sounds and words in imitation of the adults around. And then at some point, boom, you are communicating in sentences! Surprisingly enough, the sentences are relevant to the situation. You start using good grammar, like past tenses or passives, however complicated they might be in your mother tongue. People occasionally correct you but you are doin...

Non è cosí intuitivo utilizzare proprio al posto di suo. In effetti per uno straniero,le due cose coincidono. Il fatto e’ che quando un italiano scrive una frase, spontanemente utilizza proprio al posto di suo. Ma esistono regole? Possiamo dire che: Suo  è un aggettivo possessivo di terza persona singolare. Si usa quindi per indicare un possesso, una appartenenza come nei seguenti esempi: Il coniglio è di Luca (È il suo coniglio). Qu...

Check knowledge of irregular verbs  Your students need to know how to form past forms of irregular verbs before you can move onto the condionals.  Use Real Examples I've found that the best way of teaching grammar is giving examples, real life ones or personalized ones if possible. e.g. If Iñaki Williams hadn't scored a goal, Athletic wouldn't have won the match. (3rd Conditional) Use the Student's L1 Also highlight the differences be...

Connectors are important to make a text hang together and to give speech sense. In a Cambridge exam, writing is marked on its cohesion. Teach informal vs formal connectors Example 1 (informal speech) I've just had an awful English class. I'm going to carry on going.  Which linker could you use to give the sentences more cohesion and sense? Answer: an informal contrast linker e.g. but I've just had an awful English class but I'm going to ca...

Teaching English to adult beginners can be a challenging but rewarding process. I think the key is to take a communicative approach, making the main focus speaking and listening. They will normally have a high level of intrinsic motivation as they've chosen to study English and will probably enjoy the process. So keep it enjoyable for them, which will keep up the motivation levels. L1 - L2 Translation Research has shown that a learner's first l...

Here is a review I have written on the film The Fundamentals of Caring: The Fundamentals of Caring The Fundamentals of Caring is a    comedy-drama    film     starring    Paul Rudd as Ben; Craig Roberts as Trevor and Selena Gomez as Dot. The film    premiered    on January 29, 2016, and was subsequently     released    on Netflix. ...

“So (do) I” y “nor/neither (do) I”, son construcciones que sirven para mostrarnos de acuerdo con lo que alguien está comentando. Son unas de las expresiones que crean confusión cuando estamos aprendiendo este idioma. Pero, ¡no te preocupes! Vamos a aprender a diferenciar sus usos, nos ayudaran mucho a comunicarnos en el día a día. Como ya hemos visto, “so (do) I” y “nor/neither (do) I” son expresiones que se usan para indicar una coinciden...

The English language is one of the most important languages nowadays, and mastering it can change our lives and open doors for us to various opportunities. It is, with no doubt, the language of many academic fields, learning it can grant us access to more knowledge and increase our chances to study internationally or get a better job position. Languages make a huge difference when it comes to curriculums, especially in the virtual global market ...

When we listen in english, we ask ourselves if that's so hard to learn or there are some tecniques that we can use to speak english everyday. The answer is yes! There are some tecniques that I would like to share with you to improve your learning skills: Listen in english: You can listen music, podcasts,or watch some series in english. It may help to get the right sound in your head. Practice: You could join a group to practice your speak...

Chers lecteurs et futurs étudiants, En raison de la crise sanitaire, depuis deux ans, l'enseignement des langues a évolué vers les cours en ligne. Je parlerai dans cet article de mon expérience personnelle comme professeure de français habituée à travailler avec des groupes plus ou moins homogènes de différents niveaux ou avec des cours particuliers     adaptés à l'apprenant. Il est vrai que l'apprentissage en direct est un ...

As I talked about in my first article (What do you need to do to master any foreign languages?) and mentioned 4 principles now I will write the first two of them in detail. So let's get started... Principle 1: Decide what your needs are and find out what works best for you If you have a clear idea of why you are learning a language, you can better choose what and how to learn it. Most people want to speak a language, but some aim to read in tha...