Make Learning English Effortless
This is a guest post from Azeem Sayuti, who is one of our community’s star members and learners. Azeem finished schooling in November 2012. He wants to go to University and either study Teaching English as a Foreign Language or Law. He has been learning English since he was 7, but he didn’t start learning…
Read MoreNão pise na bola com seu inglês: expressões que não traduzem em inglês
Você já foi falar com um Gringo em Português e ouviu eles falando algumas coisas realmente loucas? Talvez algo como, “vamos pendurar fora”(hang out) ou “to procurando para fora (looking forward)? Bom, tão louco quanto você acha que esses gringos podem ser, você sabe que você provavelmente vai fazer a mesma coisa quando você falar…
Read MoreDropping the Ball with English: Brazilian Expressions That Don’t Translate Literally
Have you ever been talking to a Gringo in Portuguese and heard him or her say some really crazy stuff? Maybe something like, “Vamos pendurar fora” (hang out) or “procurando para fora” (looking forward)? Well, as crazy as you think these gringos may be, do you know that you probably do the same thing when…
Read MoreWinning the English Learning Battle
Learning a new language can be fun and incredibly challenging, it can be a frustrating experience, but it can have many benefits that you may not be aware of. It’s just a question of determination. Are you willing to put in the time to make it happen, since English is the most common language spoken…
Read MoreComo a meditação pode melhorar seu inglês
Hoje iremos olhar para o lado do autodesenvolvimento do inglês. Vamos explorar maneiras diferentes de aprendizado, em que a prática da meditação o ajuda a melhorar seu inglês. Também irei fornecer alguns recursos para aqueles interessados em aprender mais sobre meditação. Vamos ao que interessa: como a meditação pode melhorar seu inglês? Leia este texto…
Read MoreSuccessful and Fun English Learning
How I learned English This is a guest post from Selma Lisam, who is one of our community’s star members and learners. Selma is from Algeria. Her goal is to earn a PHD degree in Neurolinguistics in the United States. She is studying science of the English language. She’s been studying English for 16 years.…
Read MoreHow to Learn English: Finding the Right Way for YOU
At some point in your English learning journey, you’ve struggled. You’ve probably thought that it’s too difficult. Other people in your English class have gotten better grades than you, so you think that you’re just a bad language learner. You’re good at other subjects, but learning English isn’t your talent, right? Wrong. You’re not a…
Read MorePodcasts: The Future of Learning
Imagine if you could add 10 hours of studying English every week without adding any extra time to your day. With podcasts you can. If you don’t know what a podcast is, check out the article What is a Podcast and Why You Should Care. Leia em português These days, as business gets more and…
Read More5 Aplicativos em Inglês Gratuitos para o seu Dia-a-Dia.
Em um mundo tão modernizado, temos sempre a ideia de que mais e mais pessoas gastam várias horas do dia olhando para algum tipo de tela, seja a de um computador, a de um Ipod, de um tablet ou de um smartphone. Qualquer pessoa com algum destes dispositivos móveis sabe como alguns aplicativos são úteis…
Read MoreEnglish Fluency 2.0- Listening Comprehension Secrets
For most learners, listening comprehension is one of the most frustrating parts of the English learning process. People all around the world work hard to learn to read, write, and speak, but for a number of reasons, listening is something they never get the hang of (learn to manage). Actually, it’s something most people totally…
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