June 2, 2025 Most English learners chase fluency as if it were a finish line. They think one more grammar rule, one more vocabulary list, one more YouTube video will finally make them “ready” to speak. But the truth is: Fluency isn’t about speaking perfectly. Fluency is a mindset. It starts when you stop asking,…
May 26, 2025 Being an expert in your field, you sometimes wonder, “Why can I write fluently but not speak?” You’ve spent years learning English. Yet, you stall when it’s time for spontaneous, real-time conversations. Why can’t you speak natural English? Because you’re not thinking in English. You’re translating from your native language. The pause…
May 5, 2025 You’ve spent years learning English. But when it’s time to speak? Everything freezes. Your mind goes blank. Your heart pounds. You can’t get the words out, even though you know them. You get English. You read it. You understand it. But speaking……. it feels like another story! Why? Because the way you…
Reading leads to success and happiness. Period. But how? First of all, reading broadens your mental or intellectual horizons. The more you read, the more information you pick up about the world and everything in it. This leads to a solid core of knowledge that is useful to you in a wide variety of real-life…
“It is the task of the translator to release in his language that pure language that is under the spell of another, to liberate the language imprisoned in a work in his re-creation of that work.” – Walter Benjamin Translation–an enigma What is translation? To what extent does it succeed in capturing the context and…
Do you think Reading Matters? Want to make reading a regular habit? Want to start reading, but don’t know where to begin? Well, here are 10 Young Adult (YA) books to help you with your reading goals. And, yes, reading matters! No doubt about it. These ten books will have you hooked onto reading! I’m…
Do you find it difficult to make time to sit down and improve your English speaking skills, enhance your vocabulary, or sharpen your listening skills? Well, my friend, listening to podcasts is a solution! Not only do we have a multitude of podcasts to choose from, but they also allow us to focus on certain skill/s…
“So difficult it is to show the various meanings and imperfections of words when we have nothing else but words to do it with.” — John Locke In 1857, the Unregistered Words Committee of the Philological Society of London decided to succeed Samuel Johnson’s Dictionary of the English Language, 1755. Sir James Murray and…
Learn Spoken English at Home — Free Dear English language learner, Do you want to study English from the comfort of your home? Do you want to get good quality and interesting self-study material to improve your English? “Well, yes, but how?” I hear you ask. Well, visit www.fluentlingua.com and click on “Learn”…
These seven videos will surely take your English to a new level. They will solidify your English structures and boost your confidence.