Did you know that an average human being now has an attention span of 8 seconds? Yes, 8 seconds! The question that comes to mind now is, how does this fact affect the teaching and learning process? One thing is… Read More
THE IMPORTANCE OF TEACHING LANGUAGE SKILLS IN AN ESL CLASSROOM
Imagine enrolling in a driving school and all you were taught is how to drive a car, and some traffic rules without having to practise driving at all. When you eventually get the courage to put your car on the… Read More
9 Qualities a 21st Century ESL Teacher Must Possess
With distractions at their peak and human attention span proven to be only 12 seconds, the 21st century ESL teacher must be proactive in dealing with the realities of this time as it affects teaching English to speakers of other… Read More
LANGUAGE PERFORMS!
The success of every language learning or teaching process is in the ability of the learners to use the language appropriately. Language learning or teaching theories is not what is important here, what is important is showing your learners how… Read More
Practical English Pronunciation Series for Teaacher
Has your accent had a negative impact on your performance as a teacher? Are you tired of staying quiet despite having a lot to say? Has your pronunciation and intonation failed you one too many times in certain situations? Do… Read More
Up your Pronunciation in English with these Five Tips
Speaking is a fundamental language skill in the life of anyone. As a matter of fact, people will put you on a particular rung on the social ladder by the way you speak. Excellent pronunciation is one of the skills… Read More
I’m not Am
If the goal is to make a positive social impression via your diction, you need to pay attention to every word that makes up your expressions. There are seemingly ‘little’ expressions that have the potential of determining how your speech… Read More
Gentlemen and ladies…
The phoneme /aʊ/ is often mispronounced as /ɑ/, especially when it precedes /n/. This would make phonemes /aʊn/ sound like /ɑn/. Hmm, quite un-English! You want to sound English? Then fully realise the /aʊn/ sounds. So try pronouncing these words… Read More
When we meet people, it is essential that we salute/greet them
This include saying good morning, good afternoon or good evening as the time demands. When greeting, it has been observed that the stress placement is wrong. The right way to greet is: Good morning: /gʊd ˈmɔːnɪŋ/ Good afternoon: /gʊd ˌɑːftəˈnuːn/… Read More
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