Cecilia VianaMar 232 minKeep your sentences right; don't do this! (Part 2)In this post, I’m going to ask you to put your detective hat on to help me discover problems in the negative sentences that follow. These...
Cecilia VianaMar 143 minKeep your sentences right; don't do this! (Part 1)In this post, we are going to explore how to make positive sentences, more specifically, how to avoid the four mistakes I see more often....
Cecilia VianaFeb 245 minHow to talk about yourself in EnglishWhether you are starting to learn English or you are a seasoned student, it is always a good idea to brush up on this topic, since...
Cecilia VianaNov 25, 20211 minLearning English: Where to StartGetting started can be overwhelming: there is so much to learn! What should you do first? In this video I give you an overview of the...
Cecilia VianaOct 10, 20213 minAre you saying these words wrong?Anyone who has studied English knows that pronunciation is not a walk in the park. Mastering the sounds of English can take a while, but...
Cecilia VianaAug 31, 20214 minFive Common Phrasal Verbs with GetOhh phrasal verbs, who doesn’t love them? Especially if they start with the verb get. How exhilarating! Now, being serious, learning...
Cecilia VianaAug 25, 20213 min10 common uses of the verb "get"I got the idea to write this post from my students, because I get this question all the time. And this is because the verb get is so...
Cecilia VianaAug 18, 20212 min-ed in the past: how do you pronounce it?When it comes to spelling, regular verbs in the past are easy: you just need to add -ed to the base form of the verb. However, when it...
Cecilia VianaAug 3, 20212 minHave you figured it out yet?“I’m really bad at English”, “I’ve tried to learn many times, but failed”, “English is too difficult for me”, “I’ll never be able to...
Cecilia VianaMar 9, 20214 minHow to learn any language fastIn his TED talk “How to learn any language in six months,” Chris Lonsdale, a New Zealand linguist, educator and psychologist graduated...
Cecilia VianaMar 8, 20214 minIf you are learning a language, speak it as if you were playing a video gameThis is a piece of advice given by Marianna Pascal, an inspiring Canadian woman who may be familiar to those who have watched the movie...
Cecilia VianaMar 8, 20213 minSi estás aprendiendo un idioma, hablalo como si estuvieses jugando un videojuegoEste es el consejo que nos regala Marianna Pascal, una inspiradora mujer canadiense que puede resultarles conocida a quienes hayan visto...
Laura BoueFeb 22, 20212 minLos tipos de cerebros bilingüesEn su charla TED, Los beneficios del cerebro bilingüe, Mia Nacamulli analiza los distintos tipos de cerebros bilingües y menciona algunos...
Cecilia VianaFeb 14, 20214 minCómo aprender un idioma rápidoEn su charla TED “Cómo aprender cualquier idioma en seis meses”, Chris Lonsdale, un lingüista, educador y psicólogo neozelandés graduado...
Laura BoueSep 2, 20202 minCome again? El temido inglés kiwiExtracto de una conversación entre un nativo y un inmigrante recién llegado: -Can I have a ‘pin’ please? -I don’t have one, sorry....
Laura BoueAug 22, 20202 minReflexiones de una madre estudiante de corazónAntes de ser madre pensaba que las mujeres en licencia por maternidad eran muy afortunadas: están en casa con sus bebés, tienen mucho...
Cecilia VianaAug 17, 20202 minEstudiar en casa o en instituto: esa es la cuestiónHace unos años, dando clases en un instituto de inglés con alumnos adultos de varios países, me encontré con una situación para mí...
Cecilia VianaAug 11, 20202 min¡Qué impresión!En estos casi seis meses desde su nacimiento, Language Nook me enseñó mucho. Una de las cosas que más me llamó la atención fue lo fácil...
Cecilia VianaMar 25, 20202 minEl tiempo es arena en mis manosEl tiempo vuela, todos lo sabemos. Estamos viviendo un momento muy especial como sociedad y me resulta muy interesante la experiencia...
Cecilia VianaMar 24, 20202 minThere's no place like home (If you create your nook)Instead of thinking of this period of time we are have just entered as a quarantine, I’d like to think of it as a kind of hibernation:...