UNDERSTANDING FAST (REAL) ENGLISH If you join a video game with native English speakers, one of the first things you will likely notice is how fast they speak. They may slow down for you, but not when they are talking with each other. If you are very good at the game you are playing –…

I (Terry) taught English for 50 years. Very early on (about the time when the above photo was taken) I was struck by the fact that many students study English for ten or more years, but never learn it well enough to actually use it. My main interest, then, became to help them finish the…

The most popular video games can be great English-language-learning resources Graphics by Denis Samovol Terry Fredrickson December 19, 2018 A common perception of video gaming among non-gamers is that at best it is a harmless distraction and at its worst, it’s an addictive time-wasting impediment to getting ahead in life. While there certainly are dangers…

OUR TARGATED AUDIENCE We are especially interested in those gamers who would like to be able to join in multiplayer games with English speakers. Many of them have never thought of doing this and, hopefully, we can motivate them to give it a try. If the gamers are skilled in a particular game, they can…