American Holidays Thanksgiving
If you walked through any supermarket in America right now, you’d see warm fall colors, pictures of...
Touchdown Is More Than Just a Score — Football Idioms
As was mentioned in the last post about baseball idioms, baseball is “America’s Pastime;” however,...
How long does it take to learn a language?
To some extent, how long does it take to learn a language is much like asking how long is a ball of...
Why Is Learning English Important These Days?
People all over the world have been learning English as a second language for literally centuries....
Review of Mondly VR Language Learning for Oculus 2
By Edwige Simon, PhD, Instructional Technology and Online Learning Director at ICLS
Evolution of English: Difference Between American and British English
English is the most widely spoken language around the world, with over 1.1 billion speakers, but...
5 Fun English Idioms to Make Your Head Spin
If you’ve ever learned a language, you know that idioms — those pesky phrases that don’t make sense...
English Words From Other Languages — You Didn't Know There Are So Many
If there’s one thing we know for sure about the English language, it’s that it has borrowed heavily...
Language Myths or Not: A Critical Examination of Five Common Beliefs
By Edwige Simon, Ph.D., Director, Instructional Technology and Online Learning, International...
How to Learn a Language in 30 days: A Cautionary Tale
By Edwige Simon, Ph.D., Director, Instructional Technology and Online Learning, International...