Connected Speech: What Happens During Ordinary Speech?
Connected Speech: What Happens During Ordinary Speech? Why do so many EFL learners have difficulty with listening comprehension? “English people speak so fast” is a very common complaint I hear […]
The Importance of The IPA Chart
The Importance of The IPA Chart The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) is the result of work by 19th and early 20th century phoneticians such as Henry Sweet, Otto Jesperson and […]
Elocution Teaching and Its Place in ELT
Elocution Teaching and Its Place in ELT Tiptoeing through the minefield of international business communication in itself is already stressful enough, as speaking another language is not merely about learning […]
The IPA Vowel Chart and Teaching Pronunciation
The IPA Vowel Chart and Teaching Pronunciation One spring afternoon in 2001, I was ten steps away from entering my Adult ESL class when a little idea popped into my […]
Pronunciation – IELTS Speaking
Pronunciation – IELTS Speaking Hello and welcome back to the final article in this series, looking this time at Pronunciation. If you haven’t read my previous instalment on Grammatical Range […]
Phil Wade Interviews: Dan Frost
Phil Wade Interviews: Dan Frost Dan Frost has a French doctorate in English for Specific Purposes and Teaching Theory. After reading Languages and Linguistics at York University, he taught English […]