My key takeaways from the workshops and conversations at the first International Language Coaching conference, with links to the speakers’ websites in case you’d like to follow their work more closely.
Category: Languages & The Inner Work of Learning
Why Study Languages?
Why Study Languages? The newest book by Gabrielle Hogan-Brun from Bristol University is out now.
Pursuing What You’re Meant To Do As A Language Teacher
The other day, I was interviewed by branding consultant Bryn Bonino. Bryn runs a website called Make a Leap. It’s a place where you’ll find many other inspiring interviews with language educators who made the leap from teacher to entrepreneur. I was so pleased to be the most recent interviewee of Bryn. She asked me…… Continue reading Pursuing What You’re Meant To Do As A Language Teacher
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Friday morning. My door bell is ringing. I’m like: It’s lockdown. And I’m not expecting any deliveries today. Who could this be? A lady with a beautiful bunch of flowers is on my doorstep. – Are you Gabi?- Yeeaas.- This is for you.- Ahm. Oakeeeey. Thank you. I close the door. Open the envelop like…… Continue reading 300
Why I’d never refer to my clients as ‘students’
I have a mixed relationship with the word ‘student’ in the context of my work. I’m a language teacher: a German and Hungarian language trainer and coach. I run a boutique language training company called ProLingua Global. My typical clients are executives in the financial services industry. They turn to me not necessarily because they NEED…… Continue reading Why I’d never refer to my clients as ‘students’
Need inspiration for language learning? Head over to ProLingua Global
I’m a language teacher first and foremost, yet, recently, I’ve hardly shared anything here in my blog related to language learning. The reason for that is that I’m trying to keep this a personal site here, where my goal is to share lessons learnt on my personal, professional and entrepreneurial journey. But I don’t want…… Continue reading Need inspiration for language learning? Head over to ProLingua Global
A note on fluency
The Dalai Lama’s English may be ‘broken’ and simplistic in the traditional sense of the word, yet he is able to talk about things like neuroscience, quantum physics and psychology, and capture the attention of his audience. Is he fluent in English?
Ear for language – my thoughts on an exciting survey
A few weeks ago, I was asked to comment on the results of an interesting research that was conducted by Vervesearch, an international marketing agency in collaboration with GoCompare. They took 10 of the world’s languages that you can regularly hear spoken in the UK and tasked 1000 Britons with recognising them. The objective was to…… Continue reading Ear for language – my thoughts on an exciting survey
Learning and the road to knowledge …
“You’re always learning. The problem is, sometimes you stop and think you understand the world. This is not correct; the world is always changing. You never reach the point you can stop making an effort – but the road to knowledge is full of joy.” Words of wisdom, by the brilliant Paulo Coelho. It caught my attention…… Continue reading Learning and the road to knowledge …
Cultures, languages and why ancient wisdom matters in the modern world
“A language […] is not merely a set of grammatical rules or a vocabulary. It is a flash of the human spirit, the vehicle by which the soul of each particular culture comes into the material world. Every language is an old-growth forest of the mind, a watershed of thought, an ecosystem of spiritual possibilities.”…… Continue reading Cultures, languages and why ancient wisdom matters in the modern world
Gabriella Ferenczi 