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The Secret to Learning English – From a Taiwanese (Part 3)
This is Part 3 of a three part series on learning English. To read the first article in the series, click here. Why So Serious? We don't have to take language learning too seriously. Although the English test at school will still require standard answers, getting...
The Secret to Learning English – From a Taiwanese (Part 2)
This is Part 2 of a three part series on learning English. To read the first article in the series, click here. Making Mistakes is Normal Does learning a language have to be so stressful? Actually no, not at all. When we shift our perspective a little and look...
The Secret to Learning English – From a Taiwanese (Part 1)
This is Part 1 of a three part series on learning English. To read Part 2 in this series, click here. Why Learning English Feels Like So Much Pressure When it comes to learning English as a second language, many people's first reaction may be to feel...
Top 10 tips to make more money and succeed for ESL tutors
Many ESL tutors might struggle when they are new to the industry because the job demands a lot of work and effort as parents have high expectations. Tutors can help to increase the likeliness of having good learning outcomes, as well as be a good source of income..,...
Difference Between Accent and Pronunciation
Have you ever wondered about the difference between accent and pronunciation? In this article, we'll talk about the distinction between the two.From a linguistic point of view, the term “accent” refers to only the phonetic aspects of a dialect (Rogers, 2013). Take...
Overcome your fear of speaking English with these ideas
Are you the type of person who struggles when speaking English? Do you find yourself unable to speak to others at times? There are several reasons why this occurs: fear of failure, fear of embarrassment, fear of rejection – but regardless, as the lingua franca,...
7 Common ESL Pronunciation Struggles and How Teachers Can Help
With the myriad of phonetic rules and accents in the English language, it’s no surprise that learners have questions like, “How do the sounds of letters s and z differ?” or “Why is the letter b silent in climb and tomb?” Confounding the problem, there hasn’t...
3 Ways AI can be useful for ESL students
Are you aware that nowadays AI technology has become so advanced that it can help you learn a language, if you happen to be one of the students who struggle with ESL classes then it's a good day for you because this article is going to discuss 3 ways how AI can be an...
How to use AI for ESL teaching?
As we all know, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is becoming more integrated with everyday technology, such as Siri, Alexa, and recently, Facebook's metaverse. Together with the global pandemic, the result has been institutions around the world resorting to online...
8 Ways to Improve Your Conversation Skills
Have you ever wondered how you can have strong conversation skills to communicate with others? We use conversation skills in various daily contexts, such as at school, college, work, shops, or restaurants. Having strong conversation skills is essential to...