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The native speaker fallacy

18-April-2021 · by Verbalist

Welcome to Verbalists Education, a world’s leading language network. Our YouTube media channel Speak Your Mind!, features opinions and interviews with celebrities and professionals about education, languages and communication skills. Today, Thom Jones, a well-known language trainer from Great Britain, speaks his mind about the native English speakers’ supposed superiority over their non-native counterparts: READ MORE

Explore the world’s entertainment capital and famous university UCLA with active LOS ANGELES Program

14-April-2021 · by Verbalist

Go explore! active LOS ANGELES Program

What a great way to learn English! If you want to explore Los Angeles, a hub of glamour and the center of the American film and TV industry, then Verbalists’ active LOS ANGELES Program is ideal for you. From the iconic Hollywood sign to the beautiful beaches of Santa Monica, you will be sure to enjoy your time in the California sunshine. But that’s not all! You will also get to live the life of an American university student for a short period and experience the benefits of the world-famous UCLA campus. READ MORE

Fun ways to learn and teach the English alphabet

19-March-2021 · by Verbalist

There are many different methods for teaching the alphabet, and ways you can make it fun for the students; here is our FuNTASTIC way: READ MORE

Improve your business English with the series of free online workshops

04-March-2021 · by Verbalist

On Tuesday, March 9, starting at 5 pm, begins a series of workshops titled Entrepreneurship 101 (and Business English), organized by American Corner Novi Sad.

This course is for everyone interested in entrepreneurship. It will take place every Tuesday from 5 to 7 pm via Zoom. READ MORE

Don’t be hangry! The importance of slang words and portmanteaus

10-January-2021 · by Verbalist

The nice thing about language is that it changes to reflect the times. The Internet has spawned lots of funny English words. Sometimes we also coin our own words and phrases for new things. Most of these new words are portmanteaus, which is the term that describes a word that’s constructed by taking some parts of two words, and making a new one. This is also known as a blend in linguistics.

Probably the best known portmanteau words are READ MORE

Free English teacher training courses

30-November-2020 · by Verbalist

The Verbalists Education & Language Network invites to complete a British Council Teaching for Success MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) on the FutureLearn platform. There are three FREE courses available and if you are an English Teacher and working in the following countries: Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Syria, Tunisia, and Yemen – the British Council will even cover the cost of your certificate! Read More →

Try this superior English language learning method!

06-October-2020 · by Verbalist

If you want to improve your pronunciation and speaking skills, then try the shadowing practice.

What is shadowing?

Shadowing is a language learning technique where you repeat an audio just after you hear it. You’re acting like an “echo” or a “shadow” (hence the name “shadowing). You listen to the words and then say them back out loud. READ MORE