How to optimise your pronunciation

How to optimise your pronunciation

At the outset let’s understand the difference between accent and mispronunciation. Accent is the sounds of your mother tongue in your new language. As adult learners we all have traces of our mother tongue in our second, third languages. This is completely normal....
I don’t like my accent !

I don’t like my accent !

I don’t like my accent ! Many learners who are proficient in English grammar and have a wide vocabulary often feel intimated by their “terrible accent” and so feel nervous when they have to speak. Why is it that fear of sounding non-native reduces our confidence in...
Language Learning: an emotional roller coaster?

Language Learning: an emotional roller coaster?

Language learning: an emotional roller coaster? Ups and downs… maybe more Downs than Ups? Does this sum up your language learning journey? If so, well, take heart, you are not alone! We all know the Ups; the boost you get when you get it right, when you have that...
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