What's the difference between listening to and listening for? A lot of ESL learners have this question. The answer is simple: Listen to =...

Listening is more than accepting the sound waves that come into your ears. Listening requires your brain as well. Think about what you do...

When we think of vocabulary, we usually think of learning new words. But it's important to learn new phrases as well. Why? Think about a...

From a tutor: My learner has explained that she hopes to work on her conversation skills this year, in hearing and responding. We used...

It's not uncommon for learners to have a mismatch between their listening and speaking proficiency levels -- usually with a higher...

A tutor wrote to me about this student: K. is 15 years old...She said she struggles in her algebra class with the words and completing...