Fear Factor
TweetFor many people, fear is probably the greatest factor in hindering our speaking progress. When speaking our target language to another person, either a native or non-native speaker, we are often afraid of being judged. We just don’t feel comfortable. Imagine how this fear factor could increase in magnitude if you have to speak the [...]
Hamburger
TweetHere is the hilarious ‘hamburger’ screen from the movie ‘Pink Panther’.
Accent Switching
TweetI had never believed this could be done. A non-native speaker switches accents! The other day I joined a skypecast, and I threw in one of the most commonly discussed topic on language learning: can a person become fluently in a foreign language without leaving his own country? A person from the Philippines jumped in [...]
Dora the Bilingual Kid
TweetIt was my wife’s birthday two weeks ago. I went to the mall to search for a gift. Finally I bought one … for my daughter Michelle. It was a DVD from the ‘Dora the Explorer’ series. My wife was not happy after knowing this. She said Michelle is watching Dora everyday from the TV [...]
In Search of RP Speakers
TweetIt was Friday night, the time to host my ad-hoc skypecast again. In the past two weeks, I hosted the ‘Learn a Language Now’ skypecasts to talk about all kinds of languages. This time, I wanted to do something different. I created a skypecast called ‘In Search of RP English Speakers’, with the following description: [...]
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- Just had an English/Spanish mixed conversation with a Skype friend for over an hour. We had not talked for more than 4 years.
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