English conversation is about connection. That is the purpose of English conversation– to connect with people around the world. We want to connect personally and emotionally. We want to connect with business partners, clients, and customers. We want to connect with professional peers. We want to connect with new friends.
While this is obvious, I feel that many students forget the ultimate reason they are learning. In traditional English conversation classes it’s easy to get too focused on tests, textbooks, grades, and “levels”. After some time, the student is so worried about these artificial measurements that they forget their ultimate purpose for study.
At the deepest level, English conversation is about community- building and sustaining meaningful connections between people.
Tomoe and I have been discussing this subject a lot. Our ultimate goal is to use our seminars and lessons and forums as a way to create strong communities. We want to help people connect and communicate in positive and meaningful ways– and help them stay connected.
The seminars are a first step. The seminars are designed to bring people together for an amazing learning experience.
But we have even bigger ambitions. In the future, we hope to use the seminars as a starting point– and then continue to build several local Effortless English communities. One possible way to do this is to create English conversation communities in each city that hosts a seminar. After a seminar, we would train volunteer teachers and community leaders and help them create a “conversation club” or volunteer Effortless English program. Members of the conversation club would continue to meet regularly throughout the year. Perhaps a volunteer teacher would teach a lesson sometimes. At other times, the club would function mostly as a positive, fun, meaningful social place where people meet and communicate and make friends– using English as their means of communication.
The next step would be to connect these local Effortless English Conversation groups with each other– to create an international web of conversation clubs. Perhaps at that point we would host a big annual international conference for all the club members around the world.
The purpose of this goes beyond just English learning. We want to use English learning as a tool for a deeper purpose– to create meaningful and supportive communities of people around the world.
May 10th, 2009 at 8:16 am
this website is really good and helpful in english speaking difficulties and learning.
May 11th, 2009 at 4:55 am
Wow! AJ this website is really really great! Do you know that you show me the way how to be a good english speaker??? Thank you Mr. Hoge
May 16th, 2009 at 10:38 pm
IT IS THE BEST WEB SITE IN THE ENGLISH TEACHING,IT THE BEST OF THE BEST, I LOVE EFFORTLESSENGLISH..CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!
May 27th, 2009 at 12:25 pm
Hey Mr. hoge , you’re really really amazing in the way you teach english, actually the video of How to learn Vocablory was very funny and useful , I really Enjoyed it sooo much , Thanks alot for doing your best, and i’ll continue learning English with you..
Rana*
May 30th, 2009 at 10:03 pm
Thabks for A.J impact to the english lesson this is a teaching technique that’s a funny and easy way. Joining this teaching teachnique and process is not just a joke it’s changing of life also. Please every body don’t loss you chance to learn english in this site or with A.J . Enjoy it as I did, you will surprised about it.
June 9th, 2009 at 7:05 am
I feel to enjoy real conversation, but real English uses most slang and idioms. They are used by native speaker in England or in USA (Britons or US American )?
[AJ: Our Learn Real English lessons teach North American idioms and slang
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June 10th, 2009 at 10:31 pm
it good and helpful web site thank you
June 13th, 2009 at 4:29 am
It’s very powerful,After try the 7 days rule, I feel better about my English speaking. I can speak with confident. Thank you very much A.J. Hoge.
June 14th, 2009 at 6:25 am
hi AJ, i really enjoying this site, its amazing,thanks mr.AJ
June 14th, 2009 at 9:04 am
you are great teacher,, I love your method,,thank you Mr.hoge
Best wishes:)
June 15th, 2009 at 2:11 pm
THANK YOU VERY EMOTIONAL AND LOGICLY LESSONS AKLIA
June 15th, 2009 at 7:26 pm
Dear A.J.,
I tried to buy lessons but i was unable to do that. How can i buy lessons?
Thanks
Mandeep
June 16th, 2009 at 2:12 pm
Thanks your English method is very nice i get more knowledge i enjoy very much .Nice 2 meet u.
June 17th, 2009 at 4:52 pm
A.J. you are really a great teacher.I’ve watched your emotion secrets video shortly before and i’m amazed. your energy was great and made me feel more positive. i think everyone can learn and speak english with your method.thank you so much….
September 9th, 2011 at 11:00 am
Hi my lovely teacher AJ Hoge.
Please my speaking now is not wery good , if you can send me some lessons to let me learn English very good.
Thank you very very much , my lovely techer.
Faida