Category Archives for Self Study
Is Resistance Killing Your English?
The day Resistance took a beating… It’s 15:15 on the 14th January 2020. Resistance, the beast that had clouded my vision and halted my progress lay on the floor, battered and broken. It’s
Continue reading7 Ways To Improve Your English Quickly [Infographic]
If you want to improve your English quickly, you’re not the only one! One of the most common questions I receive is: What’s the fastest way to learn English? (… or some variation of
Continue readingOrganic English: Happier, Healthier English Learning (A Case Study)
Organic English? Wut? Think about this? What if there was a way to learn English naturally, like English speaking children do, without all the weird grammatical terms and rules. The only issue is that,
Continue readingHow To Take Control Of Your English By Looking In The Mirror
Taking control of your English seems like a strange thing to do. But think about it… For most of your English learning life, you have: Learnt what someone else has told you to learn. Done activities
Continue readingHow To Sound Human When You Speak English (Part 1)
A lot of English learners don’t think about sounding human when they speak English. Let’s face it… When we think about English… we think about words… We think about hours of sitting
Continue readingHow To Learn English Without Wasting Time
The first step to learning any language is: passion. If you’re not passionate about the language (or at least interested in the language), you’re going to have a bad time. Case in point… When
Continue readingI Make Mistakes When I Speak in English [New Video]
I received an interesting email from an English For Study subscriber the other day about English speaking frustrations. The email read: “ For me, the big frustration is to speak. I am always afraid
Continue readingWhat’s The Best Way To Learn Grammar?
What’s the best way to learn grammar? Should I read or do grammar exercises? It’s an interesting and common question. It’s also one which makes me smile – “what’s the best way to….?” “What’s
Continue readingReach Your English Goals Faster With These Three Questions [Self Study Series]
What are you English goals? Have you ever really spent much time thinking about them? A lot of people say they just want to speak really well or speak English like a native. OR… They say they’re
Continue readingPlanning: The ‘Secret English Learning Weapon’? [Audio Lesson]
Is planning really the key to success? It could be. One thing’s for certain, though: Some of the most successful language learners (and people in general) plan. Even if they’re not doing it
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