English

The frustration felt by many when travelling abroad and not finding people who speak your language, is one of the reasons to add "learning languages" to our bucket list. However, the learning process is not a matter of one-year course or a few weeks in class: it involves full-time commitment and self-study. These are key to keep the language coming back to you when needed.

The following video is an exception of those who say not to speak English, in an attempt to get away with it.

Have you ever written down (transcribed) a conversation between native or proficient speakers of English?

If you have, you will know that natural conversation is far more chaotic, far less structured than written text. It contains lots of reformulation, repetition, false starts, incomplete sentences, formulaic phrases, and unfinished questions.

I know. Job interviews are probably quite scary, especially if they're in English. Hereby you'll find some useful tips:

"Say" and "tell" are probably two of the most confusing verbs in English. And to help you understand the difference between them, there's no better way than singing. Pay closer attention to the expresions in which these verbs are used, and sing along!