The Best and Fastest Way to Build Your Mental Model of English

The best and fastest way to build your mental model of English is to work with an experienced guide who has been trained in the most effective methods for teaching English.

No matter where you are on your journey towards fluency, you can reach your goals faster if you work together with a guide. If you’re a beginner, your guide can help your brain build your Mental Model of English by providing you with customized authentic English to look at and listen to. If you’re ready to practice speaking, your guide can create customized learning experiences to help you speak like a native, faster.

These are the most important things to consider when choosing a guide.

You feel comfortable and relaxed with your guide.

If you don’t feel comfortable and relaxed, it will be more difficult for you to learn. A guide who puts you at ease will make learning English more enjoyable. The more you are enjoying the process, the more likely you are to be become fluent.

Your guide is patient, caring, and friendly.

It’s simply more pleasant to work with a guide who understands that learning English is a process. Making mistakes and taking small risks are part of the learning process. A good guide knows this, and is committed to your success.

Your time with your guide is based on real life situations, not on a textbook.

Most people have tried learning English by using a textbook, or by working with a teacher who only uses a textbook. There are many problems with textbooks. Textbooks tend to focus on grammar and linguistics; the result is that you learn about English, but cannot use it to actually communicate. True language acquisition comes from listening, reading, writing, and speaking interesting and authentic whole language.

Another big problem with textbooks is that the person or committee or corporation that wrote the textbook does not know you or your situation. It is impossible for a textbook to give you the customized solution you need to meet your goals.

Your time with your guide is interesting and fun.

When you work with a guide who is focused on you, your goals, and your success, you will have a personalized experience that is naturally more interesting and fun than any generic, one-size-fits-all program.

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