Authentic Communication: The Power of Listening You don’t have to be a genius to realize that most of our communication problems are, in their essence, caused by our difficulty to listen to each other authentically. Whether we like it or not, most of us just […]
I´m beginning the new academic year 2013-1014 with this post to cheer up everyone´s spirits, teachers and students. I think we all need an energy boost after some long summer holidays… For those of you who do not know Ricky Gervais, he´s a multi-faceted English […]
Listen to the first 10 minutes of Malala’s interview and answer the following questions: 1) Why do they call the Swat valley a paradise? 2) What type of relationship has she got with her father? 3) What does she think about the role of women in Islam? […]
La importancia de ver películas en vo y cómo hacerlo Como la mayoría de los estudiantes saben, el nivel de exposición a la lengua meta es un factor clave en el aprendizaje de lenguas. Exposición significa escuchar, leer e interactuar utilizando la lengua meta. Exposición […]
Strategies to improve your listening comprehension skill There are some specific parts and exercises of a language class that, depending on which skill is being practised, will cause more or less pleasure in our language students. Such is the case with the listening comprehension skill. Quite […]