Expert English Pronunciation, Accent Reduction & Fluency
When presented with English words containing either of these sounds, brain imaging studies show that only a single region of a Japanese speaker’s brain is activated, whereas in English speakers, two different areas of activation show up, one for each Read More …
This is how one can learn to be an expert teacher…invest your time at the start of your career in learning how to do something really well. Focus on it. Get good at it. Then get even better at Read More …
Hi All, I ‘m very excited to announce that I’ve uploaded Part 1 of the AMERICAN ENGLISH FOR JAPANESE SPEAKERS, A GUIDE TO TEACHING PRONUNCIATION. Part 1 covers how to teach Vowels and Consonants more effectively, so that everything else–stress, Read More …
I believe that teaching is an art, and I’ve strived my whole life to perfect my craft, which now is teaching pronunciation. It’s not perfection yet, but I keep working and learning from every teaching experience. My e-guides are my attempt Read More …
When we speak in front of a group, we’re not up there just to get through it…we are speaking to be heard and maybe even to transform. In 1998, I began learning everything I could about public speaking and bought Read More …
I just discovered something wonderful! The National Library Service of the U.S. has a website and one of the resources they offer is a pronunciation guide for BRAND NAMES and ACRONYMS. This is soooo helpful for ESL and EFL. Check it Read More …
I’ve heard it said that a single page of text can be used to teach all the pronunciations and intonations of English. So let’s see what we can use from a single holiday. The vocabulary associated with Halloween offers some fun Read More …
