Category: #ESL

10 Ways to Learn a New Language Faster

Post author By admin
Post date July 18, 2017
Categories In #EFL, #ESL, #español, #learnenglish, #learnspanish, #Spanish, #teachESL, #TEFL, #TESOL

I learned a new language at the age of 50, and here are some strategies from language experts that have helped me speak Spanish with hundreds of native speakers in various countries. 1. Learn a new language the same way you learned your first language: Listen to native speakers often and for long periods of […]

English School Director

Post author By Keith
Post date March 8, 2016
Categories In #EFL, #ESL, #teachESL, #TEFL, #TESOL

I came to Colombia intending to establish an English program here, however I was not planning to become an English School Director. My idea was to teach some classes and hopefully find a few volunteers to co-teach with me. However, when about 80 people of various English levels expressed interest in taking English classes, I […]

4 Requirements for Learning English as an Adult

Post author By Keith
Post date February 19, 2016
Categories In #EFL, #ESL, #learnenglish, #teachenglish, #teachESL, #TEFL

On Monday, February 8th, we started the English program here in Marinilla, Colombia. About 70 people gathered in the local theater to hear my presentation of the program. I started by telling the audience that after 4 years of high school French and 1 year of college French, I could speak very little French. Moreover, […]

Is immersion the best way to teach a new language to adults?

Post author By Keith
Post date January 22, 2016
Categories In #EFL, #ESL, #teachESL, #TEFL, #TESOL

Many language schools focus on 100% immersion, and even require their teachers to use the target language exclusively. For example, not long ago I interviewed for a position teaching English to business professionals in Colombia, and I was told that I must not use any Spanish in the classroom … that I must teach the […]

English Teacher hits the pavement in Medellin

Post author By Keith
Post date January 16, 2016
Categories In #EFL, #ESL, #teachenglish, #teachESL, #TEFL, #TESOL

Perhaps “madness” is too strong a word to describe my first 10 days in Medellin, but it sure has been action-packed. I was getting nowhere via email and the internet in my search for a position teaching English, and so I decided to just show up. (In Latin America, business is done face-to-face). As a […]