by EFL Listening Teacher | Blog, mindset, motivation |
I’ve been working behind the scenes this month on a brand new group programme: Subtitle Freedom Fighters. Subtitle Freedom Fighters is a 4-week group programme where you work with a group of fellow film and TV lovers to understand a movie or series in English....
by EFL Listening Teacher | Blog, mindset, motivation |
Isn’t it annoying when people have different definitions of the same thing? Take “fluency” for instance. This simple word is the origin of a lot of angry tweets and comments. Benny Lewis’s definition (his site is called Fluent in 3 Months, which upsets a...
by EFL Listening Teacher | Blog, listening tips, motivation |
Would you love to watch your favourite TV series without the subtitles? In this golden age of TV, it’s no surprise. From the incredible camera angles, to the gripping storylines and the credible characters, TV shows are the new films. If you’re still...
by EFL Listening Teacher | Interview, motivation, Video |
Have you been learning English for years? Can you speak or write well? Then you turn on the TV to sit down and watch your favourite film or series. But you understand one word out of two. You sigh and turn on the subtitles to “read” what you’re...
by EFL Listening Teacher | Blog, Blogcast, mindset, motivation |
Do you aim for 100% in what you do? I’m a recovering perfectionist. I used to want 110%. Not in everything. But in my work and studies, yes please. Nothing brings out the perfectionist in us perfectionists like learning another language. And nothing squashes our...
by EFL Listening Teacher | Blog, Blogcast, mindset, motivation |
Have you seen the film Arrival? It’s possibly the coolest, mainstream linguistics film ever. In fact, I think it’s the only mainstream linguistics film ever. It’s about a linguist, Dr Louise Banks, who’s sent to understand the language of alien invaders. Sounds...
