Most of us enjoy a delicious meal. It’s one of the pleasures in life. As you are reading this opening paragraph, you’re probably picturing a dish that makes your mouth water! What comes to mind? Perhaps it’s a well prepared meal that has all the ingredients to give it such a pleasing, out-of-this-world aroma. Maybe it’s a dish that was so expertly arranged on your plate that it resembles a culinary work of art. What do we need to do in order to enjoy such wonderful food?
Nowadays, in the age of information, recipes are easy to come by. What would you like to eat? How can you prepare it? Just get to your computer or your mobile phone and you can look up and download thousands of recipes and instructions on how to make them. However, there is something to be said about using the right ingredients and having the combination of skill and experience needed to put it all together, and then prepare it in such a way that it tastes the way it should taste. As many will attest to, there is no substitute for savory, authentic cuisine!
A language class, like a good meal is better when it’s high quality, well prepared and has all the right ingredients. There are thousands of curricula and course topics that can be accessed on the internet, but just like preparing and serving a quality dish, skill and experience are essential! A qualified instructor should not only understand the information that is being taught, but also be familiar with all the practical applications and have the know-how to present the lesson in such a manner that the students can absorb, retain and benefit from it. Merely relaying information from a textbook is not enough. For instance, if you’re taking business English classes, you’d want to make sure that the teacher not only is an authority on the English language, but also has the practical knowledge of doing business and has a grasp of all the related concepts.
Furthermore, just like the authentic taste of the food from your hometown or your mother’s kitchen is longed for and difficult to find elsewhere, the authenticity in language learning is also important. If someone tries to replicate a dish you grew up with, you can taste the difference. Likewise, learning in an environment that has all the authentic linguistic and cultural thinking, accents, intonations, word choice, expressions, sentence structure and the idiosyncrasies that go along with them…well, that experience just has a quality that makes it so valuable. It has an effect. When you learn the language in such conditions, the result is being able to speak that language at a higher level and sound more natural. Also, just as you can enjoy discovering delightful new food from distant lands that make your taste buds dance and make you crave for more, you can also enjoy language learning much in a similar manner. Fortunately, you don’t have to travel far for authentic language classes. It can all be experienced online in the comfort of your home or office!
What’s the takeaway? Be sure to have an authentic “linguistic chef”, make your online reservation and savor the richness of well prepared class! So, what kind of English classes are you hungry for?
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