by Adam David Broughton | | Grammar, Language analysis, Practice
There’s the old fable that talks of two friends, Bill and Ben, out camping in the wilderness. They have dinner by the campfire, then head to the tent to sleep for the night. After a while, Bill wakes his friend up and asks, “Look up and tell me what you see”. Ben...
by Adam David Broughton | | Education, Language analysis, Psychology of learning
Welcome to part 2 of The Real Reason Children Are So Good At Learning Languages. If you missed part 1, here it is. In part 1, we looked at how children’s behaviour has a huge impact on their ability to learn languages. Today, we’re looking at how they think. There are...
by Adam David Broughton | | Case Studies, Language analysis
“Children’s brains are like sponges! It’s easy for them to learn” “My older brain is full of information, so it’s harder for me to learn and remember things” We use kids as an excuse for why we feel that we can’t learn as an adult. It is true that children learn a...
by Adam David Broughton | | Education, Grammar, Language analysis, Practice
A student arrived in my class last winter with a horrible cold. Pale skin, bloodshot eyes, blocked nose, the lot. I asked him if he was alright, and he said he was just a little ill. I said, “get well soon!”, and he thanked me. As soon as he thanked me, I asked him to...
by Adam David Broughton | | Language analysis, Psychology of learning
There’s a really common expression we use in English to say that we know a person really well. If I’m talking about my friend Simon, I would say, “I know him like the back of my hand”. That got me thinking. How well do you know the back of your hand? Yes, it’s in...
by Adam David Broughton | | Grammar, Language analysis, Practice
When I was eleven, I was madly in love with a girl in my class called Helenka. I tried to do everything to get her attention and impress her. Somehow, I can’t remember how, I managed to ask her out on a date. And somehow, I can’t remember how either, she said yes....
