My teaching philosophy As this is my first entry, I thought I'd share some ideas about learning a new language and promote myself a bit. :) Namely, I've had a lot of experience with this, as I've started learning French in kindergarten - and have forgotten much since high school, which was the last time I used it -, I've also been to a number of summer schools for Slovenian, since my mother is Slovenian, and I've basically been brushing up on my English since fifth grade. The best way to learn any language, in my opinion, is through talking and listening, which is why watching TV has, in my case, been crucial for learning English (and they say you can't learn from watching TV) ;) This is why I always recommend watching TV shows, movies and listening to music to my students - it helps you learn a language that is spoken, you learn idioms, expressions and even of course swear words :) It also helps you "stay connected" to the language and prevents you from forgetting what you already know. Having subtitles is useful of course, but only if you use them to check your understanding and you pay attention to what people on the screen are actually saying. One technique I've used to help my students improve their language skills was to watch an episode of any given show together and pause it whenever there was something they didn't understand. It is a very fun and easy way to learn. Similarly, I also suggest reading a newspaper article together and then discussing it, going through unfamiliar words and expressions and exchanging ideas about the topic. This way, we cover reading, pronunciation and understanding all in one. Not to mention that we stay in tune with current events. We can discuss books, works of art or anything else that the student finds interesting, and I'd be more that happy to recommend some topics. In any case, I find that I've learned most when I wasn't aware I was learning, which is why I'd love to help people master a new language the same way. :) Cheers!