Imagine you are in a public space together with someone else. Instead of just grabbing your phone, you may want to start a casual conversation to break the ice. In such moments, small talk is used to connect with strangers and thus to break the ice. Such ice-breakers are also […]
English for general purposes
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🔵 Why this video was created? Well, many non-native speakers don’t know how to punctuate well, which is an important skill or tool – if you will – to master to ensure and improve the legibility of your texts. Moreover, not being able to do it well makes you look […]
This video series discusses the types of dictionaries you can start using to accomplish just that. A mental lexicon is defined as a mental dictionary that contains information about the meaning, pronunciation, syntactic characteristics, and so on about lexical units (words). The mental lexicon is a construct used in Linguistics and Psycholinguistics to refer […]
Leesvaardigheidsproblemen onder de aandacht in Televisieprogramma ‘Nieuwsuur’ In Nieuwsuur (NOS-NRT) is vanavond (15-2) te zien geweest dat laaggeletterdheid een groter probleem is geworden in onze samenleving, vermoedelijk veroorzaakt door een sterke afname aan interesse in lezen onder jongeren. PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment) onderzoekt regelmatig ‘reading literacy’ onder jongeren […]
We offer ESP and EGP training services and courses. Interested in earning the differences between the two dominant types? Learn more.
Interested in improving your overall English skills? Have you heard of the CEFR, but no idea as to what it is and how it can help you while improving your skills in English?
Interested in how the British Council measures test scores of candidates who take official Cambridge English ESOL exams? Please watch the video on the Cambridge English scale and how it complements the Common European Framework of Reference
This infographic identifies four commonly accepted areas to focus on, which are: fluency, appropriacy, accuracy and cross- and intercultural awareness.
Many of my clients/students frequently pose the question: how do I become better at speaking and writing? There are many answers to that question, but the best one is just to start producing language output. In order words: just start speaking and writing in English. That way, you’ll quickly discover […]
Ik maak onderscheid tussen ESP en EGP trainingen, maar wat houdt dit nu precies in? Op die vraag geef ik antwoord.
