Empathy does have a role in learning a language and the sooner a person takes that on board, the sooner will they get results. Find out here why!

1. “Language learning
unlocked”
English Language
specialist
Andrew Weiler

2. Thinking
Tools
About Andrew Weiler
 “If you give a person a fork to
eat soup with, the conclusion
they can reach is that they are
no good at eating soup. Is it the
case? No. They just were using
the wrong tool”
Andrew has written a soon-tobe published book about
improving language learning
ability. It is based on emotional
learning experiences and
feelings about learning.

3. Major influences
 What were the major influences in
your life that led you to develop your
present philosophy of learning and
write your book “language learning
unlocked”?

4. How do
You
Feel?
Intra-personal/interpersonal
skills
Intuition
Intellect
Emotions
and
feelings

5. Question
1
Emotions versus feelings
 Can you describe
the difference
between emotion
and feelings, and
how this has a
major impact on the
way we learn?

6. Question
2
Feelings versus intellect
 How do we
balance our feelings
and intellect for
ultimate success
and enhanced life
experience?

7. Question
3
 How can teachers
help their students
to learn intuitively?
Intuition

8. Question
4
Logic versus Imagination
 If a teacher is too
intellectual (lacking
empathy, rapport
=building skills etc.)
can this harm the
students?
For example, focusing
mostly on facts as
opposed to thinking
skills or imagination.

9. Question
5
Teacher Training
 If you were to
revolutionise teacher
training how would you
bring emotional/social
intelligence into it?
Many teachers are not
trained in these basic
communication and
'feeling' skills.