He continued, "Our ability to learn new words is directly related to how often we have been exposed to the particular combinations of the sounds which make up the words".

Dr Sulzberger's research challenges existing language learning theory. He stated, "Neural tissue required to learn and understand a new language will develop automatically from simple exposure to the language—which is how babies learn their first language," Dr Sulzberger said.

He decided to undertake the research after spending seven years teaching Russian to New Zealand students and observing drop-out patterns.

He said, "When we are trying to learn new foreign words we are faced with sounds for which we may have absolutely no neural representation".

Dr Sulzberger looked for ways people could develop these structures to make the learning process easier. His finding was simple: extensive exposure to the language, something made easier by globalisation and new technology.

"Language is a skill, it's not like learning a fact. If you want to be a weight lifter, you've got to develop the muscle - you can't learn weightlifting from a book. To learn a language you have to grow the appropriate brain tissue, and you do this by lots of listening—songs and movies are great!"

So, if you want to learn English, frequently listening to English podcasts (see our podcast channel: http://podcast.cupofenglish.com/), watching films in their original version, listening to English language radio and music will all radically boost your ability to pick it up. 

Source adapted from: http://www.physorg.com/news152292870.html

You will also find information about and examples of the all-important Cambridge ESOL exams (ie. the 'First' qualification).

On this home page you will also find a link to our Podcast Channel, a FREE resource that you can use to drastically improve your English.

And crucially, we offer you full information about Cup of English's courses- which give you access to our virtual campus, and therefore to our complete set of resources (including teleconferences!)

So, make yourself at home here. Relax, explore and enjoy. Find out the many ways that you can have your cup of English, serving it to your own tastes and needs and seeing it give you the results you have been waiting for.  

The decision is part of the university's ongoing development. The 'Universidad de Carlos III' is the only public Spanish university that has all its courses developed to the new European Higher Education Area (EHEA). It even offers eighteen bilingual degrees.

Here at Cup of English, our advanced level courses are the equivalent to Level B2, and we offer preparation for the First Certificate. Similarly, we offer preparation for the other Cambridge exams that precede the First Certificate: the Preliminary English Test (PET), Level B1 and the Key English Test (KET), Level A2.

See the 'courses' and 'official exams' section of this site!

English continues to be seen as the most important language, as it is the language of international business. It is no secret that for many in Spain, a good level of English means a greatly increased chance of employment.

Here at Cup of English we promise to offer you our dynamic method, resources and experience to greatly improve your English, whatever level you are!

Moreover, we can help you prepare for the official Cambridge exams that are very highly regarded and, most importantly, internationally recognised.

Don't miss this opportunity, check our courses out!

Traditional thinking is that languages develop based upon random change and historical drift. For example, English and Turkish are very different languages based upon histories that separate them in space and time. For years, it has been the leading assumption in the linguistic sciences.

However, the researchers have found striking relationships between the demographic properties of a language -- such as its population and global spread -- and the grammatical complexity of those languages.

Languages having the most speakers -- and those that have spread around the world -- were found to have far simpler grammars, specifically morphology, than languages spoken by few people and in circumscribed regions.

For example, languages spoken by more than 100,000 people are almost six times more likely to have simple verb conjugations compared to languages spoken by fewer than 100,000 people.

For the comeplete article see: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/01/100121140347.htm

For full article see: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/02/100216142330.htm

It was developed by the University of Cambridge to give people and employers the means to assess their and their employees' TRUE level of English (A1-C2).

It is an official certificate that is internationally recognized.

More than 3.5 million people do the exam EVERY year.

It measures real life, practical communicative skills.

Each test adapts to the level of the student (the questions change depending on the student's answers).  

For more information see:

http://www.cupofenglish.com/es/examenes

http://www.bulats.org/