EnglishX - Learn Business English Vine Education Co.

Join us as we celebrate 10 years in business. It wasn't easy at all. Join us as we think back to 10 years of up's and down's. We talk about the mistakes me made through the years and also what we did right to stay in business for so long.
Russ Jaimes and Ting Su go through issues that all companies face as they try to stay competitive in this ever changing world.
Special Guest: Ingrid. The very first person we hired when we opened our business.

You hear these words on the news everyday, do you know what they mean or how to use them in sentences? Do you talk to people about politics or are you afraid to get into arguments? Russ Jaimes and Ting Su go through very important issues and vocabulary about politics in English. We know it is a sensitive topic and many people don't want to talk to about it. In this show we teach you about politics and how to express your opinion without being offensive or argumentative.

Russ Jaimes talks with American artist Zach Widgren based in Taipei. They teach you how to talk about what is art and how to become an artist. They go through the challenges of being an artist looking for work.

Russ Jaimes and Ting Su have a discussion about what Christmas means to them living abroad. They also teach you how they celebrate Christmas and New Years in Taiwan and how other people celebrate it around the world. This was a special live where people were watching in real time and were able to ask questions directly to Russ and Ting.

Russ Jaimes and Ting Su have a great discussion about what is e-lerning, online learning, and interactive learning. Nowadays many people are taking English classes online. But are they useful? Can you really learn online? Russ discusses the launch of VINEdots, his own online English learning platform and challenges he had in creating this platform. He goes into the pros and cons of interactive learning.

Russ Jaimes and special guest Kurt Penny talk about what is it like doing comedy in Taiwan and how to respond when you hear English jokes. Understanding jokes in English can be difficult. What do you do if you don't understand the joke? What if you are offended? Listen as we talk about humor in English.