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Accent Reduction and Pronunciation Classes for Doctors and Nurses
Patients have a harder time communicating with non-native medical professionals if they speak with a foreign accent, according to a study published in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology. Researchers found that when medical professionals speak with a...
Why Learning Pronunciation With a Professional Is Better Than Trying On Your Own
English is the most commonly used language among foreign language speakers and is important to learn for a variety of educational and employment opportunities. For students wanting to study abroad in the United States, passing the TOEFL exam is mandatory and...
Speech Pathologist to ESL Teacher: A Tandem Approach in the Classroom
I often hear from ESL teachers that they wish they were more confident in teaching their students pronunciation while they’re also teaching: grammar, tense use, syntax, and so on. What ESL teachers lack is the background and understanding to teach pronunciation...
Why You Should Take the TOEFL Exam Now!
Taking the TOEFL exam is an important step for those wanting to study in the US or move up the career ladder. Thousands of individuals sign up to take the test every year, but many put off taking it, laboring under the misconception that they can wait until...
Do You Know When to Use The, A, and An?
The articles “the,” “a,” and “an” are important parts of speech in English, and are used in nearly every sentence—even this one! But if you don’t know when to use which one of these articles, your English won’t sound entirely fluent. Just because English is...
5 Things Employers Need To Hear: English Fluency During Interviews
Interviewing for a new job can put anyone on the edge of their seat, and for those being interviewed in their second language, the edge of that seat can seem… even edgier. Employers who are engaged in the hiring process will be listening closely, and if English...
Learning English is Easier in Multilingual Homes
While it may come as a surprise to many, it's true—those learning English in a multilingual household will have a better grasp of vocabulary, elocution, projection, and oftentimes, depending on the other languages spoken in the home, even better pronunciation in...
Russian ESL Learners & American English Pronunciation Classes: What to Expect
One of the biggest differences you’ll notice as a native Russian speaker is how you’ll have to shape your mouth when pronouncing English—American English speakers are generally more demonstrative with the use of mouth shape, and specific sounds in English will...
Careers for Foreigners: Getting the Job Done with Hard Work and Opportunities
When natural born Americans think of immigrants, all too often the images that come to their minds are very stereotyped, and don’t represent the truth about people who come to the US and their children. Time Magazine's Rana Foroohar tells us, "Immigrants, or...
Sports Related American Idioms in the Workplace: A Real Score!
Sometimes, because some aspects of sports are relatively universal (like scoring, defense, offense, and so on) the use of sports related idioms as part of American English fluency in the workplace makes sense in English as well as some other languages. But...
