Blog - Tips

Mixed level English classes are a great way to develop your communication skills

But sometimes the students ask us, ‘Why is the group mixed level? How does that help me?’ There are some very good reasons for combining different abilities, and the main one is that it mimics real life!

How to give negative feedback without upsetting your British colleagues

Giving and receiving feedback is something that varies across cultures. n this blog post, I’ll show you some examples, and give you some useful phrases to use when giving negative feedback to your British colleagues

Learn English... by having fun!

I have good news: you don’t need to study English to learn English… you just need to do the things you love!

Wellbeing has become a buzzword in the last few years. In fact, it’s so popular that sometimes I feel rather cynical about it!

Wellbeing has become a buzzword in the last few years - maybe it’s not such a bad idea to look after our mental health?

Prepare to improve!

It’s everyone’s goal when they come to ECS Scotland: ‘I want to improve my English’. But what is improvement in this context? And how can you measure it?

Learning a language as an adult: older and wiser!

It’s true that some of our cognitive abilities decline as we get older, but research suggests that we do have advantages over our younger classmates

You're never too old to learn English!

At ECS Scotland, we often hear students say, ‘I’m too old to learn English’, so I decided to do some research and find out how I can help you to feel more confident about studying

How to be more confident when speaking English, part 2

Confidence is believing in yourself, but it’s easy to lose confidence when you think you’ve performed poorly. So what can you do to boost your self-belief?

How to be more confident when speaking English

You’ve memorised the vocabulary, you’ve learned all the conditionals, and you’ve even studied a few phrasal verbs, but when you sit down in that work meeting, you can’t speak. Don't worry - we are here to help!

How can I learn English vocabulary?

Learn collocations! A collocation is a pair or group of words which often occur together.