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Hi, I'm Cristina and I've always been fascinated by languages...Ā 

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Since I was a little girl I've been curious and passionate about other languages. So it doesn't come as a surprise that I have focused my career in the language learning field,Ā moved toĀ the UK and married an Englishman!

I was always a very motivated learner, but I followed the wrong path to learn English. Years of traditional school and after school lessons all the way to University, where I completed a degree in English.

However, soon after that I went to the States "for a little extra practice" (I naively thought) and foundĀ that not only did I not understand, but I couldnā€™t find the right words for common and frequent situations, and that I had hardly any fluency and spontaneity! I felt extremely frustrated and disappointed.

Ā Without knowing it, I had accepted that:

  • To learn a language you needed to spend a looooong timeĀ 
  • You needed to know and master all of the grammar inside out before being fluent and competent

  • Making mistakes was embarrassing and something to avoid

    (which in turn had been blocking my fluency!)

That experience in the States truly shaped my future both personally and professionally. It really made me question the system, the approach to language learning in general and myself as a learner in the world.

Since then, having helped hundreds of people and studied the neuroscience of learning to understand how the brain learns best, I can confidently say:

1. That learning is most efficient when it is real, relevant and fun. Oh, and it certainly doesn't need to take forever!

2. That being selective and purposeful about the parts of the language that you learn, and in which order, is key to your progress.

3. That once you understand the process and know how to move past frustration, setbacks and feelings of incompetency, there will be no stopping you.

WANT TO DISCOVER WHAT IS HOLDING YOU BACK?

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