
You are smart. In fact, you are brilliant. Your brain is amazing. As you read these words, your brain is predicting what word comes next with each word you read, what we call predictive processing.
E.g., The cat climbed up the... tree? Did you think tree? Maybe?
What’s also fascinating about your brain is that it’s always trying to process and store information as efficiently as possible. Say ...

“Learn collocations! Don't learn words in isolation. Look for collocations. Collocations!” What in the world is a collocation? Why are teachers online always talking about them? Are they the key to fluency in English?Â
I always like to start at the very beginning—the etymology (the origin of words). The term collocation comes from Latin and means “placing together.” Imagine placing a dish on a...

When my first son was born, back in 2022, I had been teaching English for about nine years. I already had both my YouTube channel and Instagram account, and had just finished my MA in TESOL. I had taught many students and helped many more reach their TOEFL target scores and get accepted into universities around the world. So you might be wondering: what do I mean when I say that motherhood hel...
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