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Countdown sale for Pronunciation Guide begins June 27!

Posted onJune 25, 2014June 25, 2014

I’m having an E-BOOK SALES PROMOTION on Amazon.com for “English For Arabic Speakers, A Guide to Pronunciation“. The countdown sale price starts at $1.99 and goes up each day. To get the best price, you’ll have to move fast!     Read More …

CategoriesAccent in English, English Pronunciation for Arabic Speakers, Good Teaching, Syllable Stress in English

Nonverbal Behaviors in International Negotiations

Posted onJune 3, 2014July 6, 2015

John Graham speaks about conflicts between English, Japanese, and Brazilian communication styles [bctt tweet=”John Graham on Youtube re conflicts between English, Japanese, + Brazilians communication styles.”]

CategoriesAmerican English pronunciation, Business English, Soft Skills: Public Speaking, Rhetoric, Body Language etcTagsBrazilian speaking international negotiations, English, Japanese

On SlideShare, the Table of Contents for Pronunciation Guide

Posted onMay 31, 2014

I just uploaded the Table of Contents for my new pronunciation guide. Teaching American Pronunciation to Arabic Speakers from Peggy Tharpe

CategoriesAmerican English pronunciation

Now Published! American English Pronunciation for Arabic Speakers

Posted onMay 15, 2014

I’ve just published the first in a series of pronunciation books on Amazon.com.  I’m very proud and excited about sharing it! http://amzn.to/1hOiidV

CategoriesAmerican English pronunciation

Otterwave App for Pronunciation Feedback

Posted onMay 5, 2014April 11, 2015

If my pronunciation students have iphones or ipads, I recommend they try out Otterwave, available in the Itunes Store (it’s not free). Although the app has a British flag on it, it uses American pronunciation models. Otterwave provides a feedback loop Read More …

CategoriesFeedback Improves Pronunciation, Uncategorized

Announcing Our New Radical English Website!

Posted onMay 5, 2014May 5, 2014

Radical English is a mastermind group of ESL/EFL experts that I belong to. We are unveiling our new website today, May 5, 2014. Join us there and see what we’re doing. Radical English

CategoriesUncategorized

CONtract + conTRACT, Shifting Stress

Posted onApril 26, 2014March 19, 2015

There are English words that can be nouns or verbs, depending on their stress. As nouns, they have 1st syllable stress; as verbs they are stressed on the 2nd syllable. Remember, stressed syllables have stronger, clearer vowels, and unstressed syllables have reduced vowels.  The Read More …

CategoriesAmerican English pronunciation

Eligible, Legible, and Illegible

Posted onApril 26, 2014April 11, 2015

For Arabic speakers, the pronunciation of these 3 words can be confounding. It is a place where the Arabic vowel system and the English vowel system do not match up. I use a multi-step approach to help sort out their sounds. Read More …

CategoriesAmerican Vowels and Consonants, English Pronunciation for Arabic Speakers, Uncategorized

What Motivates Adult Learners

Posted onApril 23, 2014March 19, 2015

Knowles’ theory, stated simply. I hope I’ve done him justice.  If you’re teaching pronunciation to adults, make sure to incorporate as many of these as possible in your course design.  Maximum learning comes from having all 6 in place. Malcolm Read More …

CategoriesGood Teaching

Support Materials for Upcoming E-book

Posted onApril 23, 2014April 25, 2014

Woohoo!  Hooray!  Yay! In a couple of weeks, I’ll be publishing an e-book on Kindle and Amazon: English For Arabic Speakers,Teaching Pronunciation: What You Should Know & Do I hope you’ll find it helpful and informative.  I’ve hired a a couple of Read More …

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