I felt like a failure last week.I created this beautiful challenge for my inner circle - I thought it was beautiful - to help them speak more like a native.We focused on describing things like a native.And it was a total, complete disaster.Here's wha...

I have a little zoo at home.Frogs. Bearded dragon. Cat. Dog.And honestly? I spend way too much time on Facebook watching people describe their exotic pets.The way they write is juicy. Creative. Full of personality."He pancaked on his rock and judging...

I went back to ballet at 35.Had back surgery at 33. Spent two years recovering, wondering if I'd ever feel strong again.Then I decided to push through my limits.Guess what? I just finished my intermediate exam. Trust me — it's never too late to start...

I'm really sorry.I'm sorry you've been told that you need perfect English before you can read to your child. So you step back. Let the iPad take over. Stay silent during storytime because you're afraid of passing on bad pronunciation.And now your kid...

Here's what actually happens when you stay silent because you're afraid of passing on bad English. Spoiler: it's the reason your kids aren't falling in love with reading.You've been stepping back during storytime, letting the audiobook or the iPad ta...

I always tell people the best way to raise my girl Christian is to volunteer at Sunday school myself.Not because I'm a great teacher. Because it humbles me every single time.For me, I get to learn all the Bible stories again — but from a child's angl...

She sounds completely natural in just two weeks. Without a single pronunciation drill.No repeating sounds like a robot. No recording herself over and over until she wanted to cry.She used to believe she needed perfect pronunciation before she could s...

I can't believe one of my students ignored me for three whole years.She kept asking me: "Ms. Truda, how do I speak better?" And I kept giving her the same answer: "Stop worrying about your pronunciation. Focus on your BICS — real, social, everyday En...

Do you know why I have been writing you emails?It doesn't matter how you ended up in my world — but you obviously care about language learning. Either for your kids or for yourself.And here's the thing: it requires constant work. Repetition. And EXPO...

Sindy用咗3個星期…由開會「俾人問到口啞」…變成全場最聽得明嗰個之前有次開會老細問佢：「Sindy，你外國返嚟，你聽唔聽到佢講咗啲咩？」全場望住佢佢紅都面晒…因為佢都只係聽到幾成，靠估淨係識笑同話「Sorry，口音有啲重」當初老細請佢係因為佢外國讀大學返嚟而佢條Tea...