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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...
Platform Updates to Sensay (April 2022)
Hello Sensay Super Teacher, You may or may not have noticed a few big changes to your Teacher Account...(launched just today!) Please check them out and let us know what you think. Here are the updates:Introducing "Sensay Lite" Student Report Type for Reading...
Top 4 “Ultimate” Teacher Tips for Sensay
These tips come straight from our ✨Super Teachers✨ who get the most value and time savings from Sensay. These teachers save tens of hours a week of manual work! Sensay helps them to... Save time and effort spent on one-on-one oral assessment in the classroom Reduce...
Multilingualism: A Life Skill
You may already know that being multilingual can help increase a person’s confidence - not by a little, but by a lot. Many children around the world have become increasingly bilingual, due to the many benefits. But it’s not always an easy journey. In many cases, they...
An English Teacher in Taiwan’s Review of Online Learning Tools
Since the pandemic hit, most offline activities have been moved online, including schools. It has been a struggle for both teachers and students to adapt to virtual learning. As an educator, I also encountered this problem. But...
