by Adam David Broughton | | Motivation, Psychology of learning
When I was twelve, my family and I moved to rural France. I started in a French school in March of 1993 knowing zero French. That first day of school was by far the most frightening day of my life. I remember sitting on the steps that went up to the headmaster’s...
by Adam David Broughton | | Podcast
“Mistakes are your best friends. Don’t be scared of them, embrace them.” Welcome episode #004 of The Broughton English Show, where I talk to the best teachers, learners, and motivators of the English learning world to give you the best tips, tricks,...
by Adam David Broughton | | Grammar, Language analysis, Vocabulary
My poor Spanish students always complain that “prepositions don’t make sense in English!” They have a hard time learning them, and I’m not surprise to be honest. Not because they don’t make sense (they do make sense), but rather because they’ve been learning them the...
by Adam David Broughton | | Podcast
“Don’t learn English. Live it!” Welcome to the third episode of The Broughton English Show, where my guest and I give you the best techniques on self-studying English. My feature guest today is Alberto Alonso, who entertains while he teaches English...
by Adam David Broughton | | Uncategorized
When Wall Street collapsed ten years ago, a lot of people lost their life’s savings overnight. I remember reading about a stand-up comedian who had retired a few years before the crash, having to go back to work trying to make people laugh after losing all his money,...
by Adam David Broughton | | Podcast
“Turn mistakes into opportunities” Welcome to episode #002 of The Broughton English Show, where I talk to the best teachers, learners, and motivators of the English learning world to give you the best tips, tricks, and techniques to help you learn,...
by Adam David Broughton | | Grammar, Language analysis, Vocabulary
Do you remember the first time you went abroad? How about the first time you drove a car? Your first kiss? The first time you do anything that has an impact on your life, you remember it forever. Not only do you remember it forever, but you also have very complete...
by Adam David Broughton | | Podcast
“Small changes in habits lead to BIG rewards” Welcome to the first episode of The Broughton English Show, where I talk to the best teachers, learners, and motivators of the English learning world to give you the best tips, tricks, and techniques to help...
by Adam David Broughton | | Language analysis, Psychology of learning
There’s a mansion in San José, California called Winchester House. Now a tourist attraction, it was built by the widow of the famous gun magnate William Winchester and was, at the time, the biggest mansion in America. It has 161 rooms, with 40 bedrooms, 47 fireplaces,...
by Adam David Broughton | | Practice, Vocabulary
Usain Bolt once famously said that the 100m sprint is easy. The hard part is the four hours of intense training that his coach puts him through every day. It’s everything the spectators don’t see that’s tough. Of course, it’s what happens out of the olympic stadium...
