Academic language, especially academic writing, poses a lot of challenges for both native and non-native speakers. Trust me, I’ve been there! If you’re struggling to write your term papers, reports, dissertations, or theses because you think your writing style is too informal, you’re not alone. A lot of college students find it hard to express …
But I’ve never heard anything like that!Do people actually use it? This is what my B2+ / C1 / C2 students often tell me whenever I try to teach them how to add emphasis using negative inversion. This shouldn’t come as a surprise since inverted and added auxiliaries are not always easily noticeable (i.e. salient …
Some dictionaries suggest congratulate on only, while others include examples with both congratulate on and congratulate for. What does corpus data suggest? Watch the video and find out. Follow me on instagram for more: @luiz.otavio.barros
These are some of the interviews I’ve given over the last few years: 2019, New Routes Magazine 2018, IATEFL 2016, TESOL 2013, Kaplan International