I suspect many language learners are a bit disorganised in their study sessions. It's easy to lose focus, get distracted or find...

It should be obvious that if you want to have a productive study or work session, you need your mind, body and surroundings to be in an...

To visualise something simply means to imagine it. Visualising has a bit of a bad name - after all, how can imagining stuff have any...

What is a Language Detective? A language detective is a learner who can use sources of English such as YouTube videos, articles or...

Before we get going….. The idea of a Spaced Repetition System is not mine. I discovered it through the book Fluent Forever by Gabriel...

'Routine Machine' is a book by John Lamerton and it's all about the power and importance of routines in our lives. It's not written for...

I am a big fan of goal setting. I set goals for my work, my exercise routine and language learning. Goals are important because they...

What is Extensive Listening? Extensive listening is one of the best ways to improve your language level. In fact, only this week I met a...

A journal is a special diary where you write about personal things in your life. There have even been famous diarists who wrote about...

Writing is often the skill that language learners find hardest to develop. I think the main reason for this is that in our everyday...

At the start of the year, you may have set yourself a language goal. You may even have set yourself multiple goals! If so,...

Okay, I am biased. I have always loved reading so it makes sense that I would recommend reading to anyone who wants to learn and improve...

Learning vocabulary is one of the biggest tasks in language learning. However, many language learners don't know how to prioritise and...

Study Skills are skills and strategies you can use to help you learn English faster and more efficiently. I am often surprised at how...