exploring and clarifying our contribution, intention, and ambition in our common language strengthens our communication, community, and common purpose

it also gives us the opportunity to become more at ease in our global shared language:

in alignment to the european directive on language training we focus on the purpose of the mission and allow the language to be the means of communication: form led by and following function

i call this babel coaching

apprehension (hearing) of a language is a physical, not an intellectual exercise - like going to the gym:

often we can understand a language when it is spoken slowly or written; comprehension is not the problem!

To improve apprehension of global english listen and watch at a regular and sufficiently intense rhythm (20 to 40minutees, 3 to 5/week) - without the intention to understand but simply the desire to make your 'hearing' more fit as you make your body more fit at the clubmed gym.

the material to do this is abundant online, not on language sites! but on the sites and the subjects that you like, interest you and where you want to learn: in chat rooms, facebook, ted.com, bnet.com, in i-tunes podcasts - my favourite is Aljazeera TV International, as it's very global and on all cable networks - and it's all FREE!