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  • Pronunciation: Misunderstood

    Pronunciation is often misunderstood. Consequently, it is commonly thought of as a boring process which involves aimless repetition and pointless correction of individual sounds such as /r/ /l/ /v/ /b/ etc. Very few teachers truly and completely understand the full scope of pronunciation teaching and its benefits to the students. And those who do…

  • How to master the English language?

    Right. So you have set your mind on mastering the English language. By mastering the English language, I don’t mean just being able to introduce yourself, ask or answer a few common questions, write an email to a friend or even a business email to another company, I don’t mean just using the language…

  • Good pronunciation: Intelligibility or Impact?

    Most English teachers seem to consider good pronunciation as being intelligible. They view intelligibility as the ultimate goal of learning pronunciation.  “If I can understand you, and you can understand me, then your pronunciation is good enough”.  It has somehow been agreed upon in this industry that to be understood is just “good enough”…