At English Steward, we have classes for both American kids who need to improve their reading and writing skills and for kids from other countries who have come to visit or live here, and need to learn more English to thrive in school. But we also have adult students who need to learn English to live and be successful here.
The biggest worry I hear from adult students is that they are not learning English quickly enough. My response? Learning English takes time. That is obvious. For adults it takes much longer than for children. I've taught a wide age range of students and found that young children can remember the pronunciation, meaning, and spelling of a word after just seeing the word once or twice. Late Elementary and Jr. High students take four or five times. And High School students can remember more than adults, but definitely must work harder to learn than young Elementary students. So, what does this mean for adults who are learning English? They must remember a few things:
Don't give up in learning English. Even if you just study one new English word or phrase a day, over a year you will learn so many new things. Keep trying! :)
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Part of learning English in the U.S. is living the life.
A popular past time for Americans is to be a "foodie," someone who likes to try different kinds of foods. I'm not a huge foodie, but I like to explore new restaurants every once-in-a while. One of my favorite breakfast places that we recently went to with some of our morning class students is Old Vine Cafe located in Costa Mesa. The food there is a little expensive, but the food is tasty and interesting, always a good experience. Old Vine Cafe is located at the Camp. The Camp is a cool "hipster" area in Costa Mesa, CA near South Coast Plaza. Hipsters is a type of sub-culture that is artistic and creative, and a little nontraditional. It's a great place to spend a couple of hours. There are many other places to check out in the Orange County or Los Angeles area. To find out more, check out eating my way through oc. Let me know what are your favorite foodie finds! |
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