Artículos escritos en nuestro blog por profesores nativos de idiomas

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 ...

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...

Bonjour à tous, Je m'appelle Nicolas, j'ai désormais 37 ans et je suis professeur de français depuis plus de 15 ans. Alors que mon avenir semblait s'orienter vers la comptabilité après avoir obtenu mes diplômes en France au milieu des années 2000, une rencontre va changer ma vie. En effet, après avoir rencontré celle qui deviendra mon épouse, j'ai décidé de franchir le pas et d'aller à la découverte de la Colombie. Là, j'ai rapidement compris q...

In this article, I summarize the four basic principles that people should follow when learning a foreign language. Each of these principles will be discussed in greater detail in the upcoming articles. Therefore, in my first article, I will present a brief summary of the principles that I will talk about in my future articles. There are mainly four principles to learn a language effectively: Principle 1 → Decide what your needs are and fi...

On 17 October 2021, I read in the newspaper a disturbing news for those of us who teach by vocation and with passion. In Asturias, the teacher Yván Pozuelo has been disqualified to teach for 8 months for rewarding his students with a 10; the "Rebellion of the 10". The teacher explained the application of this method of evaluation like a guarantee of motivation and progress for the students. A very positive method for language learning, a subject...

L'apostrofo  e  l'accento non sono la stessa cosa e nella lingua italiana    vengono utilizzati per motivi completamente diversi: l'accento si deve mettere sulla vocale che si pronuncia piu' marcatamente(nella parola "faro', per esempio, sulla-o). L’apostrofo  è  obbligatorio nei casi di elisione (bell’amico da bello amico), mentre nei casi di troncamento (bel ragazzo da bello ragazzo) è...

As many kids or adults out there, at some point, you found yourself thinking what does this"word" or that "sentence" means. It can be a movie, a book, a friend, an expression, something that we are missing that is not enabling us to connect and feel part of it.    Learn a new language is like a super-power, and I believe this is a unique chance for humankind to connect. Nowadays, everyone wants fast results and wants to learn fas...

Hello everyone!   As some of you already know, I've been teaching English     for a few years now, 6 and counting to be precise. I've helped various age groups: from 2-year-old babies to 60-year-old grandmas and grandpas. It's been a fun ride, that's for sure.   I love what I do. I am passionate about it and, I have to say, I've become pretty good through the years. Even though I am not a native speaker and re...

Here's some tips for learning English or any other new language: If you are totally beginner, you should learn some basics first, then you can focus on more speaking etc. You should know main things like greetings, asking questions, ordering etc. And also from begginning alphabet, subjects, main verbs to use daily life.  If you want to learn English by yourself, it is possible, believe me, I have leant it by myself. My journey was'nt li...

Non e' sempre semplice comprendere quale ausiliare utilizzare per formare i tempi composti. Cerchiamo di farci uno schema per crearci alcune linee guida. Vediamo, quindi,quando si usano il verbo avere e essere con un semplice schema a cui seguono le eccezioni Verbo avere viene usato per formare il tempo composto da verbi transitivi attivi.  Esempio: Io ho visto il postino, che ha portato una raccomandata. Con i verbi che indicano una ...

Come si puo' fare per convincere un bambino a imparare una lingua straniera? Io credo parlando il suo stesso linguaggio....quello de gioco "Giocando si impara": I bimbi, infatti, hanno una memoria visiva e auditiva fenomenale, l'importante e' stimolarli con qualcosa che sia di loro interesse. Qui sotto ho riportato alcuni giochi semplici da spiegare e divertenti per bambini da 3 a 15 anni da giocare da soli o in gruppo, vediamo se son...