Why can't my son speak English?

"Why can't my son/daughter speak English? He/She has been learning it for two years."

This is a very common question I receive quite often. To EFL students, the biggest hurdle in learning English lies not in memorize vocabulary, but in communication - listening and speaking. And the one and only solution to this problem is to provide a total English environment - from classroom to living room. This calls for a co-learning including teachers, classmates, parents, and brothers/sisters. When everybody is learning at the same time, the biggest hurdle will then disappear.

Happy Learning

Learning should be a fun process. When learning is integrated with interesting activities, learners are more motivated. As a result, the outcome is much more efficient and fruitful. This is particularly true to younger learners. When you see every little face wearing a big smile, you know they are truly enjoying learning.

I have a two-year-and-five month old granddaughter who came to visit me from Miami last summer. We had a great vacation in both Malaysia and Taiwan. She talked a lot, though I couldn't fully understand what she was talking about. One thing for sure is that she likes to express what is in her mind. This reminds me that learning a language - native or foreign - starts in an early age, and what she heard is what she learned. In a short two week's stay, she coould say 'thank you' and 'how are you' in Chinese accurately. It amazed me a lot.

Hi everybody!

This is my first time to have a blog. I'm excited and I would like to share with as well as learn from you about learning English. I hope that this is a good first step toward a fruitful new way of learning.