"Behind the Lessons: Get to Know Your Child's ESL Teacher" is a personal podcast designed for prospective and current parents of my ESL students. Through candid storytelling, I offer a glimpse into my educational background, share my experiences learning foreign languages, and reflect on my journey as an ESL teacher. By getting to know me better, parents can gain insights into my teaching style, values, and commitment to their child's language development. Join me on this journey as we build connections and foster trust, empowering parents to choose me as their child's ESL teacher with confidence.

Behind the Lessons: Get to Know Your Child's ESL Teacher

Introduction

Joy to Our World

The early bird catches the worm, isn't that great? 

Haciendo una reflexión en un parque cualquiera en el norte del mundo. 

Talk Time with Jhon!

Porque vivir una vida haciendo lo que sueñas que una limitada por lo que los demás piensan…

In this episode, you will learn five simple tips to take your LinkedIn from average to awesome and help you get your dream job.

Get the notes from today's episode at TanniaSuarez.com/blog/linkedin-job.

Business English with Tannia

How to Use LinkedIn to Get a Job

Learning English has uncomfortable moments, but reasonable natives will accept non-natives! Never give up.  Also, I provide commentary on the TOEFL and IELTS exams. I based some of my ideas on "Tower Of Babble: Nonnative Speakers Navigate The World Of 'Good' And 'Bad' English" on NPR (the news company).  

The Inside Scoop on English

Uncomfortable Comes with Learning

在这集播客里，你会学到和牙齿健康、看牙医有关的表达哦！

Chillchat (Learn Chinese and Chill)

看牙医 Seeing the dentist

Many of us know that learning a second language isn't easy — it takes a lot of time and practice. It can be very rewarding, but also very frustrating, so many people might not even think about trying to learn a third language.

But it may not be as difficult as you think.

In fact, many polyglots — that is, people who speak many languages — say that learning a third language is actually easier than learning the second.

But why?

One reason could be that, when learning a third language, you have a better understanding of different language structures.

When we learn our first language, as children, we don't really learn how the language works — we just naturally start using it.

But when you learn a second language, you start getting used to language structures, including ones that might be different from your first language. In some languages, for example, nouns are often either masculine or feminine — while in English, there's no such difference.

Learning these things in our second language often makes it easier for our brains to recognize different structures like this in other languages.

When you learn a second language, you also develop different skills, like memorization techniques. These skills can then be used when learning your third language, making the process faster and more efficient.

Finally, learning your second language might have felt scary at first, but you did it! This may give you more confidence when learning your third language, because you have more of an idea of what to expect.

If you'd like to learn a third language, it might be helpful to choose one that's part of the same language family as one of your other languages, because the similarities could make the process a lot easier.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Why Learning a Third Language Is Easier than a Second

How can we improve our English Speaking? What are some strategies that we can use to help us speak English more naturally, more fluently and more accurately? Hear from expert English teachers who share their knowledge on how to speak English more effectively.

Our expert guest Jeff teaches us all about the 'ping-pong' teaching method, to help you improve your speaking with ease!