In this heartfelt episode, Teacher Ian opens up about his personal journey as a non-native English speaker—from struggling with grammar and confidence to finding purpose and strength through the English language. Discover how learning English became more than just a goal—it became a path to global competitiveness, personal growth, and resilience. If you've ever doubted yourself or needed a reason to keep going, this episode is for you.

English Learner's Boost

My English Journey

Aprender un idioma es un proceso cognitivamente complejo, sin embargo, si tuviera que elegir un solo consejo para que mejoraras tus competencias generales sería este. Acompáñame a responder esta pregunta. 

Preguntitas (sobre el aprendizaje de idiomas)

Ep. 5 - ¿Cómo puedo mejorar mi nivel? ¿Cómo puedo mejorar la gramática?

Understanding the “Laziness Factor”
When you’re feeling lazy about learning a language, it usually means you’re lacking motivation or genuine interest. Although research shows that motivation is a critical driver of engagement in learning, you have to be aware that not all motivation is the same. This is because there’s intrinsic motivation (which is interest that comes from inside you) and extrinsic motivation (which are rewards and incentives that come from outside you). To keep moving forward, it helps to know which type of motivation works best for you.

To Overcome Your Laziness, You Have To Find A Personal Connection With The Language You Are Learning.
If you’re struggling with motivation, tapping into internal interest can help. Studies show that people are more likely to engage in activities they find personally meaningful. Here are some ways to cultivate this type of interest when the thought of language learning makes you lazier by the second. 


💃🏻111 Tips for Learning a Language 

Tip 53 – How to Learn a Language When Motivation is Low: Turning Laziness into Productivity

Une présentation de ce joli livre.
En espérant que cela vous donnera envie de le lire, si ce n'est déjà fait !
À très bientôt :-) 

Simple comme bonjour

Le Petit Prince

Here I am reading a poem a complication of Nazım Hikmet's and his wife's letters. Enjoy, hit me up for any question : )

Şiirler/Poems 

Ben Senden Önce Ölmek İsterim

Beginner Chinese Listening：你在学什么？What are you studying？

Beginner Chinese Listening

Physiologists Alanda Lennox and Allen Goodship found an explanation for this paradox in 2008. They discovered that pregnant bears were able to increase the density of their bones before they started to build their dens. In addition, six months later, when they finally emerged from the den with their cubs, there was no evidence of significant loss of bone density. Hibernating brown bears do not have this capacity and must therefore resort to major bone reformation in the following spring. If the mechanism of bone remodelling in polar bears can be understood, many bedridden humans, and even astronauts, could potentially benefit.

The medical benefits of the polar bear for humanity certainly have their importance in our conservation efforts, but these should not be the only factors taken into consideration. We tend to want to protect animals we think are intelligent and possess emotions, such as elephants and primates. Bears, on the other hand, seem to be perceived as stupid and in many cases violent. And yet anecdotal evidence from the field challenges those assumptions, suggesting for example that polar bears have good problem-solving abilities. A male bear called GoGo in Tennoji Zoo, Osaka, has even been observed making use of a tool to manipulate his environment. The bear used a tree branch on multiple occasions to dislodge a piece of meat hung out of his reach. Problem-solving ability has also been witnessed in wild polar bears, although not as obviously as with GoGo. A calculated move by a male bear involved running and jumping onto barrels in an attempt to get to a photographer standing on a platform four metres high.

I'll add the remaining pieces of the reading material in the box below.

The Habits of Professionals Growing Into Strong, Confident English Communicators

IELTS Reading & Comprehension. Why we need to protect polar bears Pt.2 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LLNR3C1f7NxWFjCihlCbDrGdbeh1eBEO/view?usp=drivesdk

Teacher Joseph's Podcast

Clock Change (with transcript for study)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1boUPWTCvyoGY-imeisU1yhjixpYHohcp/view?usp=drivesdk