http://www.speakinglish.com Start speaking English today. ESL for beginners and advanced. en-us Sun, 05 Sep 2010 00:14:50 CDT Sun, 05 Sep 2010 00:14:50 CDT http://www.speakinglish.com/ Start speaking English today. ESL for beginners and advanced. Sun, 05 Sep 2010 00:14:50 CDT http://www.speakinglish.com/articles/110385/Master-“English-Speaking”-In-Mumbai---Four-Tips-To-Improve-Your-Spoken-English-And-Speak-With-Confidence-... Master “English Speaking” In Mumbai - Four Tips To Improve Your Spoken English And Speak With Confidence Author: Bindas Bol English Language Labs Strengthen your English grammar: The first step towards mastering English is to learn English grammar and strengthen your fundamentals in the language. Let’s take a simple test and f... 2010-08-01 http://www.speakinglish.com/articles/101356/English-Lesson:-starting-conversation,-icebreakers,-small-talk--... A proactive language learner doesn't wait for someone to tell them to do something - they speak to people in English because they know it will help them advance their language skills. This video shows ways to start conversations even if you are a very, very shy person. ... 2010-07-12 http://www.speakinglish.com/articles/88192/Do-Online-English-Lessons-Benefit-You?-... Do Online English Lessons Benefit You? by Adriana Noton Online English lessons can be very beneficial to those who are learning this complex and highly stringent language. Whether you are a native English speaker who needs to brush up on your skills or you are trying to master English as a second language, you can potentially find all you n... 2010-06-21 http://www.speakinglish.com/articles/76349/English-and-American-T... This short video shows how something as simple as pronouncing the letter T the way Americans do rather than the way English people do, will be enough to make you sound more American. Try to forget what you learned in school and pay attention. In three minutes you may sound more like an American. ... 2010-06-01 http://www.speakinglish.com/articles/69785/Learn-English-Fast---5-English-Learning-Tips... Learn English Fast - 5 English Learning Tips By Laurianne Surchoix1. Use A Language Learning Software. More interactive than your typical language courses and cheaper than taking a real class, language learning software offers the most cost-effective medium of instruction for anyone studying English as a second language. The participatory nature... 2010-05-08 http://www.speakinglish.com/articles/60254/Pronunciation---several-sounds/words... A focused pronunciation lesson for North American English by EnglishMeeting with Dave Sconda. ... 2010-04-10 http://www.speakinglish.com/articles/56101/Tips-To-Learn-English... Do you have any plan to pursue your further education abroad? Will you need English for your career or your education? If so, you may wish to investigate your options for learning, or improving, your English skills. The TOEFL Test: TOEFL (Test Of English as a Foreign Language) is a test used by many colleges, universities, government agencie... 2010-03-14 http://www.speakinglish.com/articles/53774/ESL:-Websites,-Activities,-and-Tips... This video is longer than usual, but at over 7 minutes it has so much information for ESL students and for anyone interested in learning English, that it should be required viewing. With numerous websites, activities, and tips for English learners, you should really pay attention to this video--all 7+ minutes of it. ... 2010-02-22 http://www.speakinglish.com/articles/49445/Reasons-for-Learning-English... Many English-speaking people come home from holiday in a foreign country with stories about how the natives couldn't speak a word of English. Although many people tell this story, the English language is still the closest thing the world has to a Universal Language. Learning English means learning to speak the language of the world--a language you'... 2010-01-15 http://www.speakinglish.com/articles/47202/I-Would-Like-to-Buy-a-Hamburger... Some English-Learning fun for the Holiday season. Steve martin as Inspector Clouseau, is trying to learn to speak English with an English accent. The man with the thickest French accent known to humanity finds the first sentence to be rather challenging. ... 2009-12-23 http://www.speakinglish.com/articles/44715/English----The-Global-Language... People learn languages for many reasons. Some people learn a language for educational reasons, some for business, and others just to be able to read their favorite works of literature in the original language. But only one language offers everything you need to be a true citizen of the world. Even at a time when other countries are improving econom... 2009-11-30 http://www.speakinglish.com/articles/41791/The-TH-Sound... One of the things that doesn't seem to translate to other languages is the TH sound used to much in the English language. Even people who read English well, find themselves mispronouncing the TH letters combination. The short video below will help you by giving a clear explanation of the TH sound--the way it sounds and even feels as it i... 2009-11-06 http://www.speakinglish.com/articles/37788/Learning-English-Online-vs.-In-a-Class... The case used to be that to learn a language by yourself meant never to actually get anything. We cannot really learn a language but not get any feedback in return, after all. On the other hand, classroom environment could help by using direct interaction to help learning a new way of communicating. But in this age, where people from all o... 2009-10-13 http://www.speakinglish.com/articles/34247/Correct-Pronunciation-of-the-Alphabet... Children have an easier time learning languages--we all know that. Most of it is due to the natural high capacity to learn all children share--a capacity that deteriorates with time. But some of the advantages children have over adults who decide to learn nw languages is that children are given more tools to succeed. This video, for example, is aim... 2009-09-18 http://www.speakinglish.com/articles/29144/Learning-English-in-a-Non-English-Speaking-Country... It's one thing to live in England or in the US and being surrounded by English language. But what do you do if you live in a place that speaks another language? Well, the world is getting smaller, and English language could a few mouse clicks away. Improving Your Pronunciation of English When Living in a Non-English Count... 2009-09-01 http://www.speakinglish.com/articles/24273/A-Learning-English-video... In this video, Mr. Duncan talks with great diction about some general rules that will help you learn English: Vocabulary as the base of learning English, making English a part of your everyday life. Practice and confidence are the most important things to remember. Good luck. ... 2009-08-17 http://www.speakinglish.com/articles/21009/ESL---Learning-English-For-Business... by: Laurianne Surchoix The United States can be a very lucrative country with which to do business. The standard of living in America is high, and even bearing in the mind the recent economic downturn, the dollar is still strong compared to many other currencies throughout the world. One issue many international countries encounter when doing bu... 2009-07-27 http://www.speakinglish.com/articles/19929/ESL-Video:-how-to-pronounce-SH... Here's a short video about the proper way to use SH in English: ... 2009-07-19 http://www.speakinglish.com/articles/18990/Functional-Practice-When-Learning-English... Functional Practice When Learning English By Amy Nutt Anyone who is learning a new language can easily be overwhelmed. There are new words and new pronunciations to learn and none of it makes any sense at first. English can be particularly difficult to learn due to our word variations and spelling variations. Because of this, most English as a se... 2009-07-08 http://www.speakinglish.com/articles/17507/Master-English-Speaking-In-Mumbai---Four-Tips-To-Improve-Your-Spoken-English-And-Speak-With-Confidence... Master English Speaking In Mumbai - Four Tips To Improve Your Spoken English And Speak With Confidence Author: Bindas Bol Spanish Language Labs Strengthen your English grammar: The first step towards mastering English is to learn English grammar and strengthen your fundamentals in the language. Let's take a simple test and first look at the phr... 2009-06-26 http://www.speakinglish.com/headlines/news/Speak English Speak English News Headline :Start speaking English today. 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Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:26:52 GMT http://www.speakinglish.com/news/372010/-ENGLISH-PROFICIENCY:-Address-shyness-first-(The-New-Straits-Times)... THERE have been many suggestions on how to make students proficient in English. Various steps have been implemented but students, both from the rural and urban areas, still have a problem with the language.... Tue, 20 Oct 2009 03:36:07 GMT http://www.speakinglish.com/news/372011/-Bilingualism-blamed-for-Ottawa's-recruiting-woes-(CBC-Ottawa)... The City of Ottawa is having trouble finding a new fire chief and filling other top jobs because of a requirement that candidates speak both French and English, a city councillor alleges.... Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:10:04 GMT http://www.speakinglish.com/news/372012/-Language-of-Love-(The-Sault-Star)... Dawn Tyler Watson is “baffled” by the fact she gets tongues wagging in solidly French-speaking portions of Canada, despite singing solely in English. “How many people come to see us and don’t speak a word of English.[...]... Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:58:59 GMT http://www.speakinglish.com/news/372013/-Vidal-Sassoon:-the-man-who-made-English-hairstyling-great-(Times-Online)... Although I admire his gallantry, especially as it’s only 9.45am, I am, I confess, a bit sceptical when Vidal Sassoon, aged 82 (but still flamboyantly chiselled, twinkly, thin and, since yesterday, a CBE), glides up from behind while I am bent over my bicycle and says, “What a lovely view”.... Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:11:54 GMT http://www.speakinglish.com/news/372014/-Some-Immigrants-Wind-Up-On-Street-(AM640-Toronto-Radio)... It turns out Toronto isn't the mecca for many immigrants. New stats show 1/3rd of the city's homeless are immigrants, with 10% of them landing here within the past decade. And those numbers don't include refugees, undocumented migrants, or people who don't speak english. And, it's not because they lack education, are unskilled or have drug and alc... Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:20:08 GMT http://www.speakinglish.com/news/372015/-Assistant-Professor-in-English-Named-Finalist-in-National-Book-Award-for-Poetry-(The-Cornell-Daily-Sun)... Prof. Lyrae Van Clief-Stefanon, English, was chosen among hundreds of contestants as one of the five finalists in the 2009 National Book Award for Poetry last Wednesday for her poetry collection Open Interval. “Like the Romare Bearden paintings she writes about in Open Interval, Van Clief-Stefanon’s work is colorful, sometimes playful, grounde... Mon, 19 Oct 2009 09:33:36 GMT http://www.speakinglish.com/news/372016/-Back-to-square-one-again-(The-Star)... I TOTALLY agree with Sandra Rajoo’s view of not allowing students to speak broken English at primary level and then correcting them at the secondary level “Vital to get grammar right from young,” ( The Star , Oct 16).... Mon, 19 Oct 2009 23:44:58 GMT http://www.speakinglish.com/news/372017/-Wednesday-October-21-2009-(The-Malaysian-Insider)... LONDON, Oct 21 — She makes her debut in the elite end-of-season finale next week. But the girl who can speak six languages and is eager to do a Yale business degree is also turning heads on the catwalk... Wed, 21 Oct 2009 02:26:24 GMT