Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Commitment is Key to Learning English

Commitment does not belong only in relationships. When learning English we, also need to be committed. When we start, we are extremely enthusiastic about learning English. However, when things get rough or as time goes by, we tend to lose this level of enthusiasm. In order to continue building our English and communication skills, we need to make sure that we are committed to our goals. Without this commitment, it will be extremely difficult to achieve our goals when learning English.

So, how committed are you? Do you feel that you have the commitment that it takes to build and improve your English?

Monday, August 19, 2013

Learning Beyond the Classroom

It's always a great time at The American Institute: www.aiepro.com.
At the American Institute, we take learning out of the four corners of the classroom.  We believe that spending time with our students outside of the classroom can help them improve their English and communication skills.

In this photo, Chris (Specialist), Daniel (Specialist), Rosdom (Marketing and former student), Leah (Marketing and former student) spend time with the students in Eastwood.  We listened to a band and spoke in English throughout the whole night.

The others in the photo are July (aspiring call center agent), Pretty (auditor), Ken (aspiring English teacher in Japan), Ziad (aspiring businessman), Jennifer (aspiriing businesswoman), and Edward (engineer now in Saudi Arabia).

Most of our students are Filipino professionals who want to improve their grammar, American accent, public speaking, and confidence.  From time to time, we also have foreigners who prefer to study at The American Institute because they are surrounded by Filipino classmates whom they can practice their English with.