Cafetalk Tutor's Column

Friday News: A Deal on the Horizon?

Friday NEWs Briefing A Deal on the Horizon? International Relations • Diplomacy • Current Event...

Why Do Native Speakers Sound So Much Friendlier?

One of the biggest challenges in language learning is staying motivated. Most learners go through p...

Watercooler Sundays: Discussing Weather

Watercooler SUNDAYS Under the Weather? Nah, Let's Talk About It! Small Talk • Conversation Skil...

How I Study When I Do Not Feel Motivated

Hello everyone! Today, I want to write about motivation. Sometimes I feel motivated to study or lea...

How to Study When Your Brain Just Says “No”

Let’s be real for a minute. You’ve got a textbook open, a highlighter in hand, and a cold coffee gr...

The flaw of the traffic is only a reflection of the flaw of the emotions

This video, explores the philosophical argument that modern driving behaviors, such as road rage an...

Four Secrets to Staying Motivated

Have you ever lacked motivation when studying a language?  Did your language goals seem impossible ...

Pop Culture Tuesdays: You're Telling Me?!

Pop Culture Tuesdays  You're Telling Me!? (The Question That Isn't a Question) Sarcasm • Natura...

It's Just a Little Storm

How living in Japan changed my understanding of extreme weather Typhoon No. 6 (Jangmi) has...

How I Became an English Tutor

Hi there! My name is Zeenath. I have been an online English teacher for more than 3 and a half year...

Weekly Topic: But I don't feel motivated to study...

Wednesday Weekly Topic But I don't feel motivated to study... Motivation • Study Habits • Produ...

How To Study When You Don't Feel Motivated: 4 Things That Seriously Work

Struggling to reach goals isn't about skill difficulty or learning strategy. It's usually about con...

Let’s be honest: motivation is unreliable

Some days you wake up ready to learn, take notes, review vocabulary, and do everything perfectly. O...

How to Study When You Don't Feel Motivated

How to Study When You Don't Feel Motivated Let's be honest, there are days when studying is the las...

How to study when you feel demotivated

I always remind myself of the end goal, reminding myself why I started in the first place. When it ...

Finding Your Spark: How to Keep Learning When Motivation Wanes

As I look at my language learning app today, I am proud to see that I’ve hit a 222-day streak in my...

How Skydiving Changed My Perspective on Life

Last July, I went skydiving for the first time. I traveled by bus to a beautiful villa, where I spe...

Should you learn programming with AI?

In this video I briefly talk about my experiences with AI and the issues that programming students ...

The Ghost Letter: Why Do Russians Rarely Write Ё?

Hello everyone! If you are learning Russian or just often read Russian texts, you have probably not...

Office English: Facing Criticism

Office Hours Thursdays  Turning Criticism into a Goal Business English • Communication • Workpl...

I'm excited to join the Cafetalk community!

Bonjour à tous, Je suis très heureux de rejoindre Cafetalk en tant que professeur de français. Havi...

Tomorrow is the Big Day: Are You Actually Ready?

We’ve all been there. It’s 8:00 PM, your presentation is tomorrow morning, and your slides are "don...

When Motivation Fails, Discipline Carries You Forward

Many adults believe they need motivation before they can study. They wait for the right mood, the r...

Learning English from the News - a BBC podcast for English learners

https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/learning-english-from-the-news_2026/ A great...