About

Greg and Ivy Cook…
We have been teaching ESL spoken English at ‘tertiary level’ throughout China for seven years. Our experience also includes teaching ESL at Primary, Middle School levels, and Private Language Schools. We have teaching qualifications and experience from Australia, and have travelled extensively throughout Asia; gaining an acute awareness of the ESL Spoken English needs within the Education, Private and Business sectors.
As a result of our vast experience in teaching spoken English, we have developed proven methods of teaching based on ‘Experiential Learning’. In short, these practical methods not only teach how to acquire knowledge, but take the knowledge gained and enable the student to fully realise their potential in Spoken English.
Students who have applied these innovative methods have greatly enhanced their spoken English skills. We are currently in the process of recording our successful learning methods in the form of a series of books (soon to be published).

Our Site…
From our experience, the learners of spoken English, after some five or so years training, find that they have amassed a goodly amount of ‘theoretical knowledge’ gained mostly from ‘Rote Learning’ methods, but have little expertise as to its practical application. Indeed, the majority of students at this level have a decidedly shy attitude regarding the use of English as a communication ‘tool’. Memorized vocabulary, grammar and dialogue, all amount to very little help when faced with the reality of verbal communication with the English speaking world.

‘Better Spoken English’ is a site that is currently evolving to compliment a series of books we have written regarding our proven ‘Experiential Learning’ methods: by providing extra resources, activities, suggestions and advice, to assist all learners who are interested in having better spoken English.

It exists to create an interactive environment with the learners: to get their feedback on a continuing basis in order to better meet their needs; guiding them through our proven learning methods; offering an environment to develop ‘confidence of expression’; providing an environment that will help with the acquiring of knowledge, and the practical application of that knowledge to the best advantage.

This site also serves as a meeting point of spoken English learners: to exchange ideas, communicate with each other, and establish collaborative learning partnerships to assist one another.