Expert English Pronunciation, Accent Reduction & Fluency
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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 …
Teaching English pronunciation and intonation is a challenging job. And learning it is even harder. Part of the problem is that we are born with our first language intonation already programmed; we know that babies, by 6 months in utero, Read More …
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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 …
What are “minimal pairs”? Two words that have only one sound different between them, but it’s a sound that changes the meaning. Here are some examples of important “minimal pairs” to conquer, for different language speakers who are working on their English pronunciation. Read More …
Angle Heart, a Facebook Page fan, requested more information about strong and weak forms. This is so easy to teach in person, and so hard to write about, because strong and weak forms are about sounds, not written words. You’ll Read More …