Filed Under: English Speaking, Measuring Your English

Am I bad at English?

May 31, 2019 , by Dr Julian Northbrook

Are you bad at English? There’s probably only one accurate way to tell, in my experience. This video explains exactly how you can judge if your English is bad (or not).

Someone on Quora asked, “Am I bad at English?”

They took a test and got a bad score. So now this person is worried they are poor at speaking English. It’s common, but the truth is most tests don’t really tell you much at all about how good your speaking actually is.

There’s really only ONE way to know if you are bad at English or not.

This video explains:




So there we have it.

If you’re worried you’re bad at English and want to improve, the 90-day course might be for you. Might; but then again, maybe not. Do your due diligence.

Best,
Dr Julian Northbrook

Filed Under: English proficiency, Measuring Your English

How to Measure English Language Proficiency

May 25, 2019 , by Dr Julian Northbrook

How to Measure English Language Proficiency? Once you reach the Intermediate to Advanced level in English, this is tricky… but here’s my advice.

There are two things I recommend you do.

Watch this video:




So, that, in a nutshell, is why it’s so hard to measure your English proficiency… and what you should do instead.

Taking it Further

Another thing I recommend doing is keeping a journal of your English progress. There are different ways of doing this, but I have a specific ‘Journaling Method’ I use with my coaching clients, and that I also teach my MEFAs.

If you want to know more about that, you’ll have to join the course.

Best,
Dr Julian Northbrook

P.S. In MEFA I share the same templates as I do with my coaching clients. For joining options, click here.