Contributor Opinion: The Native Speaker Delusion
Contributor Opinion: The Native Speaker Delusion If the title has shocked you, then I’m glad. If as a native English speaker (NS) you feel…
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How Should You Speak When Teaching?
How Should You Speak When Teaching? Accents are heavily affected by certain vowel sounds, and you can help your students’ communicative skills and reduce…
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5 Steps to Improve Pronunciation Fluency
5 steps to improve pronunciation fluency Teaching English pronunciation and intonation is a challenging job. And learning it is even harder. Part of the…
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From Small Town Kid to Teaching English in Turkey
Teachers’ Stories: From Small Town Kid to Teaching English in Turkey I’m from a small town of 60,000 people in the middle of Wisconsin…
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IELTS speaking – what is Cambridge looking for? Part 4 – Pronunciation
IELTS speaking – what is Cambridge looking for? Part 4 – Pronunciation. Hello and welcome back to the final article in this series, looking…
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IELTS Speaking – What is Cambridge Looking for? Part 3 – Grammatical Range and Accuracy
IELTS speaking – what is Cambridge looking for? Part 3 – Grammatical Range and Accuracy. Welcome back to my IELTS speaking series looking at the…
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Copernicus: Assessing English Skills
Copernicus: Assessing English Skills “The heavenly bodies do not all move round the same centre.” This is the first of seven axioms written down…
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IELTS speaking: Part 1 – Fluency and Coherence
IELTS speaking: Part 1 – Fluency and Coherence In my last article, I gave a brief introduction to the IELTS speaking grading criteria. If…
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Newton, Beethoven, and Me: Vowel Color Connection
Newton, Beethoven, and Me: Vowel Color Connection The Evolution of the Vowel Color Connection One spring afternoon in 2001, I was ten steps away…
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IELTS Speaking – What is Cambridge Looking for? An Introduction to IELTS Speaking Grading Criteria
IELTS Speaking – what is Cambridge looking for? An introduction to IELTS speaking grading criteria. What is IELTS? If you’ve never heard of IELTS,…
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