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Apetrots zijn we op “onze” gouden Olympische helden, Sven, Ireen, Stefan, Michel en Jorien. We zijn heel benieuwd wat de laatste Olympische week ons nog aan medaillegeluk gaat brengen. De sportieve prestaties zijn uiteraard het allerbelangrijkste, maar als taaltrainingsinstituut zijn we natuurlijk ook heel benieuwd hoe de sporters zich presenteren...

How do you learn new words? A typical classroom exchange I have with students, whatever the level, goes like this: when students see a new word they try to guess it in context, or look up its translation. Some may write a “mental sentence” but the process usually stops here....

A lot of Denglish or Dunglish (English spoken by the Dutch) is caused by the fact that the Dutch tend to translate their thoughts into English word for word. In other words, they make frequent Dutchisms, such as: the wine is up. Dutchisms exist because living in a country of...

5 Don'ts voor e-mails en telefoongesprekken in het Engels. Soms lijken de aanpassingen miniem, maar blijkt de interpretatie een wereld van verschil. Bekijk hier de taaltips >>

Emails – before you hit the send button, ask yourself the following questions: Who am I writing to? Write for your audience and use simple language. Your reader should not need a dictionary to decipher what you are trying to say and you should not try to impress your reader with...

How can I remember the new English words that I learn? As a teacher, this is a question that I often hear and there are lots of different answers. The most important thing you need to do if you want to learn and remember the new vocabulary, is to make sure that you...