The new “question-of-the-week” is: What should I do to make my English Language Learners want to learn good pronunciation? And how do I correct students’ pronunciation without hurting their feeling or ...

English is a tricky language to learn. Native speakers may take this for granted, failing to realize how intricate-and inconsistent-many of its pronunciation rules are. For instance, why do heart, ...

Learning a language with an app like Duolingo is perfectly respectable, but unless you want your French to have a noticeable Siri-like quality, you need to branch out. That’s where sites like Forvo ...

There is a channel called Pronunciation Book on YouTube that is full of the correct pronunciations of hard-to-pronounce words like Porsche, Glenfiddich, acai and escargo. Then there is this channel, ...

A simple word like “taco” can spark debate about pronunciation, identity, and respect. Small differences in how the word is said—like a flat “A” or an “O” that sounds more American—sometimes lead to ...

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