Embark on an enlightening and heartfelt journey through the world of language learning and teachingStep into A Classroom in Kyiv and uncover the secrets to becoming a better learner.Join Daniel as he explores the challenges of language acquisition in this one-of-a-kind book offering a fascinating perspective on teaching English as a foreign language (TEFL) in Ukraine and beyond. Drawing from experiences across eight countries over nearly two decade...

Spice up your English learning!Do you find the usual methods of improving your English painfully dull? Do you groan every time you're faced with yet another coursebook exercise?Fear not – help is here! No More Boring Worksheet(s) is just what you need to spice up your language learning. Perfect for both learners and teachers, this book of quirky tales and creative resources will make learning a delight.Join Daniel, an English teacher who st...

NATIONAL BESTSELLERFrom the author of the international bestseller Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop, a heartfelt invitation to reflect on your relationship with reading and celebrate the joys of books.Why do we read? What is it that we hope to take away from the intimate, personal experience of reading for pleasure?How often do we ask these profound, expansive questions of ourselves and of our relationship to the joy of ...

Benny Lewis, a renowned polyglot who speaks over ten languages—all self-taught—runs the largest language-learning blog in the world, Fluent In 3 Months. Lewis is a full-time "language hacker," someone who devotes all of his time to finding better, faster, and more efficient ways to learn languages. Fluent in 3 Months: How Anyone at Any Age Can Learn to Speak Any Language from Anywhere in the World is a new blueprint for fast language learning. Lewis argues that you don’t ...

You've admired people who are fluent in a foreign language. You've seen the way they impress others at parties, get more job opportunities and have the most fun while travelling. You can be just like them. You just need to understand and follow a few simple steps to unleash your hidden talent - something we call your Third Ear. Learn the 5 most important sentences to get started. The 60 key words that you need to have a basic conversation in your new language. The 6 fundamental principles ...

Easy and Captivating Short Stories to Improve Your Russian Vocabulary and Reading Skills!Are you a beginner learner of Russian who wants to practise reading the language but finds that most of the learning material out there is too high-level for you? If so, this is the book you've been looking for!Russian Short Stories for Beginners – Learn Russian Vocabulary and Phrases with Stories is a collection of five short stories in Russian, written especi...

From the Sunday Times bestselling author and former World Poetry Slam Champion, Harry Baker's third collection is his most ambitious yet. Following on from the success of Unashamed (Burning Eye, 2022), Harry Baker combines the insight of a mathematician and the vulnerability of the poet to find wonder in the little things that make life so precious. From a poem about wellies becoming an exploration of masculinity, a poem planning his own funeral inspiring thousands around the world to do t...

Dubravka Ugresic's follow-up to the NBCC Award Finalist Karaoke Culture and features some of her sharpest and funniest pieces yet.

This is the story of an affair, or two. The narrator of As The Eagle Flies has been with Igor for seven years, and has two children with him – when she meets Joseph. Before long, they are deeply entangled with each other and she must decide between the life she knows with Igor and this unpredictable, and potentially destructive, affair. She is willing to start again with Joseph, but at what cost? And, does he feel the same way? With a sharp wit and a refreshing honesty, Nolwenn Le Blevenne...

Fjaka: the sublime state of aspiring to do absolutely nothing. Warmduscher: a 'warm showerer', meaning a bit of a wimp. Tener mano izquierda: literally 'to have a left hand'; to be skilfully persuasive. For all the richness of the English language there are some nuances that other languages capture much better, whether it's a phrase that beautifully articulates a feeling, a wonderfully understated insult that just hits the spot, or a curious idiom. From the melancholic to ...

Bridging Cultures: Essential English Proverbs for Chinese Learners 跨越文化：中文学习者必备的英文谚语Proverbs are short, commonly known expressions that convey wisdom, truth, morals, and traditional beliefs in a concise and often metaphorical manner. English proverbs have been passed down through generations, reflecting the cultural values, experiences, and common sense of the English-speaking world. These pithy sayings are integral to the language, offering insights and practical advice for everyda...

The bestselling guide to learning a new language and remembering what you learned, now revised and updated“A brilliant and thoroughly modern guide . . . If you want a new language to stick, start here.”—Gary Marcus, cognitive psychologist and author of the New York Times bestseller Guitar ZeroGabriel Wyner speaks seven foreign languages fluently. He didn’t learn them in school—who does? Rather, he mastered each one on his ...