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Many Students Love Dinosaurs, But the Vocabulary Isn’t Easy to Pronounce
Many students actually love dinosaurs. As soon as you mention T-rex or Triceratops, the whole classroom lights up and students are much more willing to participate. But teachers know the challenge— dinosaur vocabulary is often long and difficult to pronounce. Words...
Sensay New Feature Launch: QR Login
Instant Student Access, Easier Classroom Management for Teachers To help students start their English speaking practice faster, Sensay has officially launched a new feature: QR Login. Each student now has their own personal QR code, simply scan it to log in to their...
🧠 New Feature Announcement: Sensay Brain Upload Mode™
What if learning English didn't require memorizing vocabulary or practicing speaking, but simply… uploading? Sensay is excited to introduce our latest AI breakthrough: Brain Upload Mode™ With our newest AI neural learning technology, users can connect to Sensay and...
How Much Speaking Practice Do Students Really Need?
In English language teaching, speaking is often considered one of the most important skills, yet also one of the hardest to practice at scale. Many teachers find themselves asking: How much speaking practice do students actually need to see real improvement?...
From Silence to Participation: A UMass Amherst Sensay Experience
In language learning, the challenge is often not passing tests but having the confidence to speak. Recently, an instructor from the University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass Amherst), Arlo, shared her experience using Sensay in her class and observed noticeable...
A Real-Life “Spiderman” in Taiwan
Recently, a dramatic scene from Taiwan caught global attention. A professional climber known as a “real-life Spiderman,” Alex Honnold, climbed Taipei 101 without using safety gear. The entire climb was covered by English-language media, allowing audiences around the...
Tracking Speaking Progress: What Really Matters?
In English teaching, speaking ability is one of the most difficult skills to assess—and also one of the most easily misunderstood. Many teachers share similar concerns: Students are speaking, but clear improvement is hard to see Scores go up and down, yet it’s...
How to Assess Speaking Skills Without Subjective Grading
In English teaching, speaking assessment has always been one of the most challenging tasks for teachers. Not because speaking is unimportant—but because it is highly susceptible to subjective judgment. The same response may receive different scores from different...
How to get quiet students to speak English in class
In many English classrooms, teachers face a familiar challenge: students understand English, but they don’t dare to speak it. Introverted students, learners who fear making mistakes, or those who’ve had negative language-learning experiences are especially likely to...
2025 Year in Review: Together, We Made Speaking English a Daily Habit
Let’s look back on a few key moments we shared together in 2025. For Sensay, 2025 wasn’t about sudden breakthroughs or overnight success. It was a year of steady accumulation—small, consistent steps that gradually made speaking practice part of everyday teaching. From...
