by Andrea Giordano | Oct 24, 2018 | Student Posts, Videos
Two years ago… I traveled 27 hours to Guangzhou, China on a student recruitment trip. The host school I was visiting arranged for a guided tour around their campus, where hundreds of students in red and white uniforms were studying hard for their exams. I saw...
by Andrea Giordano | Apr 16, 2015 | Student Posts
The Impact of Pride and Humility On Your Language Learning The best language learner is a humble one. It’s the learner who believes that by listening you can learn, by not knowing, you can know. The worst language learner is a prideful one. It’s the...
by Andrea Giordano | Mar 18, 2015 | Student Posts
Do you want easy or English? You can’t have both! Yesterday in class, my students were supposed to be researching for a presentation that they will be giving soon. These students are advanced-level university students who are only a couple months away from...
by Andrea Giordano | Mar 12, 2015 | Student Posts
Stop Daydreaming and Start Learning English Thinking about learning a language and actually learning a language are not the same thing. Seems obvious, right? But consider this… I know many people who dream about speaking English well. They can easily imagine the...
by Andrea Giordano | Mar 9, 2015 | Student Posts
Start a new year today In the last 24 hours, I’ve heard the same wisdom from two different people: Every day is January 1st if you want it to be. What does that mean? It means that you can start again today, if you want to. January 1st doesn’t have to be...
by Andrea Giordano | Mar 3, 2015 | Student Posts
2014’s Most Popular Posts for English Language Learners I’m finally getting around to writing a “Year in Review” post. I know, it’s already March, but I just had to share the excitement of everything that happened this past year. It was a...
by Andrea Giordano | Feb 25, 2015 | Student Posts
10 Things Every ESL Student Should Know #1 – You can do this. Virtually anyone can learn English with strong motivation and a lot of practice. Most people just stop learning when it gets difficult. Don’t be that person. #2 – Native speakers want to...
by Andrea Giordano | Feb 17, 2015 | Student Posts
Two Truths About Learning English If you learn English for any period of time, you will soon learn that learning a second language is HARD. Not just a little bit hard. Really hard. At the very same time, you will also learn that learning English is valuable. Learning...
by Andrea Giordano | Feb 6, 2015 | Student Posts
New Technologies in English Learning Recently, Edudemic put out an article, discussing 6 Technologies That Will Revolutionize the Classroom. Here are the six technologies that they believe will (rightfully) impact education in dramatic fashion. Eye Tracking Technology...
