Knowing how to learn a language is as important as learning it.

Perfection has no place in language learning.

Listening carefully when learning a language is a crucial skill to develop. Here's why...

Visiting my old university last weekend was fun, but also an opportunity to reflect on teaching methods.   The first time, as a student,...

A handful of words in French can be both masculine and feminine, but the gender changes the meaning.

You'd surprised by what's listed in an English dictionary...

Idioms are often strange and always fun, but they're also very useful!

Is there any point focusing on the gender allocation of words in French?

Languages endlessly borrow words from each other, though maybe not the ones you're thinking of...

The mindset we bring to most things determines the outcome, especially when it comes to speaking a language.

What if mistakes were not only useful but funny?

Yes... and no! You don’t need to sound like a native speaker to speak well, but you do need to watch out for certain sounds.

More and more programmes are created to teach languages but they are missing a crucial point.

Des ateliers pour apprendre à préparer vos réunions, à rédiger vos mails/rapports et à faire la conversation.

Helping your staff communicate efficiently, strengthen business relationships with partners/colleagues, and master cultural differences.

What are the skills which help you learn a language and why?

Reading books in the language you're learning is one of the most efficient ways to make progress.

Each language has its own logic and system and within each system, you will find many patterns – to do with conjugations , pronunciation...

At the core of my teaching is one key notion, that of agency.

Students always assess their own level and are invariably wrong!