Expert English Pronunciation, Accent Reduction & Fluency
Theories Abound About the Origins of the English Word ‘O.K.’ I wonder if the English word ‘O.K.’ is the most spoken word in the world? Everywhere I go, no matter what language people are speaking, I hear their speech peppered Read More …
Here’s the Slideshare on my TESOL Teacher Bootcamp–a course I just put up on Udemy about teaching Vowels! Vowels are the Core of English. How we use them, articulate them, stretch them, reduce them…all shape the sound of English. They Read More …
You can get this course for 50% off right now, for a limited time. Do you teach pronunciation? I do. That’s all I’ve been doing for the past 9 years. I’ve finally figured out the very best ways to teach Read More …
Have you ever used INOGOLO? We can always benefit from another way to learn the pronunciation of unfamiliar names and brands. Sometimes I send my students to this website, Inogolo, for the pronunciations of people, places and proper names. On Read More …
Before you begin…this is not a quick read, so if you’d like the e-book version of this post so you can read it later, click here. Teaching pronunciation is like baking a layer cake. Once you have the basics (see earlier blogposts for study Read More …
One of the hardest things to learn about English is rhythm and stress. The way that English puts the important words on the beats, and then squeezes the rest of the words into the spaces between the beats…well, that’s hard Read More …
Do you read EFL Magazine? In a recent edition, Rita Baker, EFL Guru, explains the origins of English phrasal verbs, how they came to be used, and how to teach and learn them easier and more logically. It’s such an Read More …
Bilingual babies are smarter than monolingual babies, in some ways. Recent research studies looked at how bilingual babies switch back and forth between the two languages they’re learning, and what role that has in developing greater mental control in certain parts Read More …