You Might be More Fluent than you Think...
Nov 28, 2024
Welcome to our very first issue of The Lighthouse. Do you feel like you need some guidance in your English learning journey? Do you feel like you want something to start your week off on the right note? If so, I'm thrilled to announce that The Lighthouse is here to brighten your Mondays and your whole week with tips and tricks to help you navigate the murky (dark, difficult to see through) waters of the English language. I bet you've just learned a new word!đ
Because The Lighthouse aims to help you level up your English fluency, it's important to start out by answering a fundamental question: are you a fluent English speaker? How do you even know you're fluent in a language? Surprisingly, it's much easier to decide whether or not you're a fluent speaker by looking at a list of what fluent speakers DO NOT do. Fluent speakers:
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Do not speak without mistakes, interruptions, hesitations, etc. If so, native speakers would never be considered fluent! I'm sure you do all these things in your native language.
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Do not always remember words or expressions and do not know everything about a language.
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Do not always understand when people talk and are not always understood by others.

Do you know one aspect of learning thatâs often overlooked?Community. Yes, you read that right! Not the latest AI-powered app, nor the most expensive course on the market. Sure, those things can help (I mean, I do have a course on phrasal verbs!), but let me spill the beans: real, lasting learning happens when we engage with others. This is how our brains are wired. I love history, so let's ta...

I look forward to doing house chores. I couldnât have imagined saying this three years ago. Back then, chores were just... choresâsomething I had to do. So, what changed? As a mom of two under three, I now crave any chance to do something thatâs not changing diapers or reminding toddlers to go potty. While I usually do chores with the kids around, there's a part of our evening routine (e.g., r...

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?
Whatâs also fascinating about your brain is that itâs always trying to process and store information as efficiently as possible. Say ...
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