In the 1980s Dr. Stephen Krashen made an announcement.
“Language acquisition does not happen by learning grammar rules.”
Oh, and he has a Ph.D in grammar.
The Announcement Too Dangerous For The English Schools
Daily Lessons / blog posts
Wasn’t last year wonderful?
Wasn’t last year wonderful?
Remember how I used to fill your inbox every day with Vitamin V emails?
In 2020 I wrote over 250 emails to my Vig tribe.
Is focus a problem for you?
What’s your favorite month?
I like January.
They say it’s a new year…
What’s the best question to ask a native speaker?
CASTLETON, VIRGINIA – Greetings from sunny Virginia.
I’m back home for a few weeks visiting family.
Soon I’ll return to Europe.
Rule #2 (YOU MUST BREAK) for Fluent English
This week we’re talking about rules.
Not the rules you must follow.
…the rules you must break!
…and break them like Van Damme breaks bricks.
Rule #1 (YOU MUST BREAK) for Fluent English
“How did you learn English?”
I ask this question almost weekly.
Only once I heard the answer: “I learned to speak English at the _____ School of English.”
Sure, you can make progress at a school.
Don’t tell the police
How was your weekend?
Did you break any laws?
I did.
No, I didn’t dress in black and steel valuable jewels from a museum.
If you can learn poker you can master English
I must admit something.
It’s not something I tell everyone.
You see, although I’m an American…
Accountant vs. Surfer — Who’s the better English student?
Imagine…
Two students in an English class.
One is an accountant.
Hidden Prague. And a simple way to remember words
Yesterday I gave you a short tour of the doors of Prague.
I’ve always been curious about them.
For years I wondered, “What’s on the other side?”
