Expert English Pronunciation, Accent Reduction & Fluency
Thank you for your warm response to my CATESOL presentation on April 24th. I enjoyed speaking to and with you. My only regret is that I limited our time to 45 minutes, because there’s so much to talk about. Several Read More …
Rhetorical Grammar: Grammatical Choices, Rhetorical Effects by Martha Kolln This book is more than a writing text, and more than a grammar book. Kolln looks at grammar from a rhetorical point of view. She talks to us about keeping in Read More …
don’t try to understand them…it’s all gibberish…gotta love YouTube! It really does sound like it should make sense! It’s about rhythm. It’s all about the rhythm of English! =D
This is a link to the page where you’ll find a pdf of Judy B. Gilbert’s contribution to Speak Out! the SIG (special interest group) at the IATEFL (International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language) conference of Read More …
A recent post on website Science Codex, 2 sides of the same coin: Speech and gesture mutually interact to enhance comprehension, discusses the connection between speech and gesture, indicating that the two form an integrated system that helps us in Read More …
5 Ways to Speak Like Obama, at www.bnet.com We all look for authentic text to use with advanced ESL/EFL students. President Obama’s rhetorical speaking style is of great interest to adult English learners, especially those in diplomatic or political fields. Read More …
Want to hear English spoken in every possible regional accent from around the world? This amazing website/database, www.soundcomparisons.com, sponsored by the University of Edinburgh and the Arts and Humanities Research Council, and created by Paul Haggerty, charts out and models Read More …
Understanding the American English accent: conversational English practice. Here’s a simple, useful website, http://trainyouraccent.com, that has speaking samples spoken by a young American man, with accompanying text. You can hear him speak while you read the text of his words. Read More …