Online communication has become an essential part of our work lives. Whether it’s a job interview, team meeting, or client call, we often need to communicate effectively online. During the pandemic, our experiences with new online communication tools often ran into issues such as technical difficulties, miscommunication, or lack of engagement.
I have been a bad teacher. I have been lying to you and so has every teacher you have ever met. There is a big problem being a coach – trainer – teacher – or whatever you want to call my job. The lie is that teachers want to help you be the best you can be; that they want to teach you so much so that you can excel in your job, get a good grade, or pass some test.
Fine, thank you and you?
你相信嗎？我學了20年英文了！哇！是個不容小覷的數字，想必英文很好吧？！沒想到我學這麼久，竟然不會說英文，現在更多更早開始學習英文的人，是否銘心自問？是否也出現很多疑問跟問號？對啊！為什麼我學這麼久學這麼多，還是英文很爛？
開不了口、不敢說英文、說不出完整句子。
打工度假，顧名思義就是在一段長途旅行或度假中，可以同時合法工作得到收入，只要年齡介於18~35歲之間，符合各個國家簽證申請標準，加上一顆勇於冒險跳脫舒適圈的心，打工度假將會在你人生寫下截然不同的精采故事！而我，在2016~2017間，選擇了紐西蘭為我人生第一個打工度假！我將把我的經驗簡單地分成三部分，從先前準備，到使用英語上的困境，最後我想分享打工度假帶給我什麼。
輕鬆學，完美小姐
上個月趁春節跟老公回了一趟老家，發現了許多他荒廢的舊畫冊跟泛黃琴譜，聊著聊到我十幾年前在日本打工的經歷。當時日文程度約二到三級之間，幸運地應徵上一家小居酒屋，每天利用通勤時間，
到底學習英文有何難? 為什麼我學了英文這麼久，看到外國人需要開口說英文就會感到害怕；閱讀英文文章時還是一知半解的…想到要出國旅行，深造， 或是海外求職， 這些規畫都因為自己的英文程度一直沒有進步而裹足不前，為什麼我的英文學習之路如此困難?
學外語≠背外語 破除背多分魔咒贏在起跑點
學習外語，最純粹的功能是能夠以「溝通」為主要目標，但以台灣形塑的外語學習環境而言，學習者從小就需要花許多時間背誦單字、熟記文法規則，甚至為了在考試中得到好成績，
In my over 15 years of English language instruction, I’ve met a total of three people who had very proficient speaking and listening abilities without a single minute spent in a classroom or paying for online learning/tutoring.
