LEARN | Articles Organized By Topic

  • The Basics – What everyone should know about how we acquire, or pick up, language.
  • Beyond the Basics – Additional ideas, from scientific research or practical experience, about how we acquire language and how you can take advantage of this natural process to improve your English.
  • Expert Answers – Expert Answers – answers to questions about language and language acquisition from the works of well-know linguists and other language professionals.
  • In Your Head – Your feelings, self-esteem (self-respect), and motivation have a great effect on your language acquisition. In Your Head will help you understand what to do to be sure they help you, not hurt you.
  • Let’s Talk – Online discussion posts created to encourage conversation about topics that are important to English learners.
  • Something to Read – more than news, different than fiction; a monthly collection of articles about fascinating people, events, and ideas for high intermediate and advanced readers.
  • Spotlight – News and features of Successful English, or other web sites, that I want visitors to know about.
  • TOEFL – Information about the TOEFL and other tests, academic English, and academic and test-taking strategies.
  • Tools & Techniques – Tools and techniques, or strategies, that can help you acquire English more effectively and efficiently.
  • True Stories – We can often learn from the experiences of others. Or find encouragement in them. Whenever I hear an appropriate story about the experiences of English learners, I will post them here.