“THE LIMITS OF YOUR LANGUAGE MEAN THE LIMITS OF YOUR WORLD” - Ludwig Wittgenstein-

The English language has been one of the most POWERFUL and effective skills in my personal development, my career, and my life in general. My native speaker level, 9 years and 15000 hours of experience teaching English to Polish people, make me an expert in this topic. This article has been written to empower you with the tips, tools and knowledge you need to learn the language as quickly and as easily as possible, so that you too, will be able to benefit from it as much as I have.


Throughout my career as an English teacher I’ve seen all types of people attempt to learn English. After careful analysis, I came to realize that there are a few key points which determine if a person is going to be successful in learning the language, or if they are going to give up, or burn out during the process.

1. You must have some sort of REALLY IMPORTANT reason for learning the language which will become your motivation, and at moments when you feel like quitting (there will be many), this motivation will give you strength to keep pushing forward. “It would be nice to communicate in English” or "for travel” are not good enough reasons.

2. You must be willing to invest the following five things: TIME/ENERGY/PATIENCE/DISCIPLINE/MONEY. Without investing in these five things, you will most likely fail.

3. You must be willing to sacrifice something from your life. Either a hobby, free time, time with friends, or time with family. It is not realistic to learn a language and do what you normally do on top of everything.

4. You must have a teacher/mentor who is willing to make a commitment to you for the time that it will take you to reach your goal (example B2 level). This person must clearly understand your expectations, must understand your learning style (ideally your personality type) and must be able to motivate, support, and positively criticize you throughout the entire process.


At this point, I have either scared you and made you decide that this is not the right time to start learning, or I have shown you the reality of the situation and that, combined with your reason, you are ready and motivated to start the process, or take your English to the next level.

 
WHY PRIVATE ONE-ON-ONE LESSONS ARE A BETTER CHOICE THAN GROUP LESSONS AT LANGUAGE SCHOOLS

-In my opinion, learning English at a language school in a group is a waste of time and money. Not only do you have extremely limited time speaking and being corrected by the teacher, but you also get paired with other students, who are on your level and have to speak with them and most of the time the teacher isn’t around to correct you. A native speaker usually makes an appearance once a week (if lucky) and the rest of the time is spent with a Polish teacher who makes mistakes himself or herself and has poor pronunciation. example: ship 🛳 (it's not sheep 🐑), hit 🥊 (it's not heat ♨️), and winner🥇(it's not wiener 🌭) (parówka lub ksywa na penisa)....etc and that THANK YOU is not FANK YOU or TANK YOU or SANK YOU 😱

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LEARN COMMUNICATIVE ENGLISH IN APPROX 18 MONTHS WITH THESE PROVEN TIPS & TOOLS:
- Change your phone, computer and GPS to English. These simple things are a big part of your life and if they are in English…..well you get the point.
- Learn North American English instead of British English. It is easier, there is less focus on being proper and using all of the 12 tenses, and it’s a cleaner version of English which is more pleasant on the ears.
- DO NOT. I repeat. DO NOT translate words from English to Polish while learning. You might think that it is fast and effective, but it’s an illusion. The goal is not to learn a word right now and use it this moment. The goal is to learn the word and make it available in your “Active Memory” to be used at the right time in the future. Example: instead of writing Car = samochód. You should write: Car = A metal object with four wheels which is used to get from A-B. Then ideally, you should write a sentence from your life which is connected to a strong memory with either positive or negative emotions or fears. 
- Speak to yourself ALOUD! Ex. You can go to your kitchen and describe to yourself what you are doing now. Ex. I am making lunch, so I am chopping carrots, adding them to a pot, boiling water and so on.


  • If you think that people are speaking too fast for you (especially native speakers) and you can’t understand them, remember and understand this: IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to tell that person that you are still learning English and for them to PLEASE slow down for you. If you ask us, we will, but if you don’t, we will assume that you understand and keep on speaking at the same speed or even faster (when we get excited).
    - Go to www.youglish.com, put in a word, expression, phrasal verb or idiom into the search field, select an accent (US-UK-AUS-or ALL), press enter, and listen to how native speakers use this word in thousands of examples. You will learn how to say the word properly or how a particular expression is used in many different contexts. This is one of my favourite online tools and It’s FREE!
    - Be patient and remember that learning a language is a process which you MUST go through. It is not something that you can cheat or do in a few short weeks or months.
    - IF YOU THINK ABOUT QUITTING, REMEMBER WHY YOU STARTED. This is where your motivation will save you.

  • CHOOSING THE RIGHT TEACHER FOR YOU:
    - A good teacher will not use a course book. They will fully customize their lessons to you based on many important factors. They will test you before your first lesson to assess your level and will give you homework/projects between lessons.
    - Choose a teacher that will make the process fun and enjoyable. An extrovert with energy who can make you laugh and make you forget that you are learning is a great choice.A good teacher will have many positive opinions online that have been written consistently over his/her career.
    - A good teacher will almost always require that you travel to them. They have so many people interested, that it doesn’t make sense to commute to students. Unless you are able to convince them with extra money…
    - A good teacher’s schedule should be full and will most likely have a waiting list that you can put your name on. Contact them several months in advance, get on the list, and wait patiently. 
    - A good teacher will most likely charge a higher hourly fee than most other teachers. He/She knows their value and they are worth paying the extra money. Trying to save some money usually turns out to be a bad decision in the long run.
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  • Dominik Stanecki has been teaching English in Lublin for the last 9 years and is considered to be one of the best and most experienced teachers in Poland. You can read over 100 REAL and POSITIVE opinions about him and his teaching style on e-korepetycje.net/dominiklublin. He also trains teachers based on his highly effective system, and can recommend a teacher that will suit your needs.