What does it mean to be bilingual?

What does it mean to be bilingual?

To become a bilingual, if not a multilingual o polyglot person, we must lose ourselves not only to the new language that we are learning, but to the identity and to the vision of the world that this language represents. In fact, learning a language only because we...
Not as the grammar book says… #1

Not as the grammar book says… #1

(versione italiana di seguito) Grammar word cloud with magnifying glass, concept 3D illustration Hi there English students! This is the first of a series of articles I’m going to write about the differences that we sometimes encounter in the rules a grammar book...
Is there a shortcut to fluency?

Is there a shortcut to fluency?

(versione italiana di seguito) Over the past few years I’ve noticed that more and more schools have started to offer intensive, 1-to-3-month, speedy courses that promise to take you to a good level of fluency even if you start from zero. Is that really possible? To...
“English grammar is difficult!” ……or is it?

“English grammar is difficult!” ……or is it?

(versione italiana di seguito) I’ve heard students say this many many times, and I have always tried to find a way to convince them that the most difficult aspect of English isn’t grammar.  Before we dive into this, though, it is important that we reflect on the...
What’s it like to be an English student in 2020?

What’s it like to be an English student in 2020?

(versione italiana di seguito a quella inglese) For those of you who don’t know me, I wasn’t born in the UK or elsewhere where English is the main language spoken. I have been studying English (as well as other languages) nearly every day of my life for 30 years...