Ethan Strauss
As an English teacher in China for 8 years, Ethan has always been frustrated by the complaints from students that they have no help in learning English. This site is his attempt to solve that problem.
Cultural Learning
Learning a language without learning the culture behind the language is like buying a computer without learning how to use it. Language grows from culture, what we think, what we believe and the ideas we like, shape the way we communicate.
English grows and changes depending on cultural ideas and styles so learning the culture behind English is essential to get a full understanding of how to use the language effectively.
In this section we will look at a wide variety of cultural ideas and try to explore the realities of Western culture as what you see on TV and Movies is never entirely true and usually 90% lies.
English grows and changes depending on cultural ideas and styles so learning the culture behind English is essential to get a full understanding of how to use the language effectively.
In this section we will look at a wide variety of cultural ideas and try to explore the realities of Western culture as what you see on TV and Movies is never entirely true and usually 90% lies.
There are many differences between all the many cultures of the world.
Here we'll look at some of those differences and what they mean for all of our lives.
Here we'll look at some of those differences and what they mean for all of our lives.
Movies and TV shows are a great way to not only see the world but learn English while you do it!
Don't believe everything you see, but enjoy the experience anyway!
Don't believe everything you see, but enjoy the experience anyway!
Music not only helps shape culture but it documents the way we live our lives throughout the changes in our world. Understanding a culture's music will help you understand where the culture came from.
Every culture and country has it's own holidays, some are famous and some are relatively unknown but all tell a lot about us and what we value. Take a look through a variety of holidays from a variety of cultures!