Apr 12, 2016 | accent reduction
Changed. Desks. World. Boxed. These words are tongue twisters for many English language learners, because they end in consonant clusters. What Are Consonant Clusters? In English, pronunciation goes by sounds, and not by spelling. Clusters are made of two or more...
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Mar 31, 2016 | accent reduction, Asian culture
L Correctly pronouncing /l/ is very difficult for many non-native speakers. /l/ is commonly confused with/r/ or /w/. If you don’t have /l/ in your language, you will have to retrain your muscle memory. You must focus on proper placement for your tongue, lips,...
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Aug 13, 2015 | STEM fields, Uncategorized
CAL Learning is proud to announce our partnership with Axiom Learning Solutions as their intercultural and language training provider, within their Learning Services. We continue our commitment to serving the pharma/biotech, technology, healthcare, and other...
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Jan 22, 2015 | accent reduction, presentation skills, STEM fields
Technical topics and discussions have a prescribed vocabulary with high frequency of repetition. If you learn to clearly pronounce these key words with correct articulation, you will be much more easily understood. Learning to correctly pronounce a few consonant and...
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Nov 24, 2014 | accent reduction, Uncategorized
Fluent English speakers/express their ideas/ in phrases and thought groups/and they do it/ without even thinking/. Many non-native speakers/ don’t speak in phrases/ and end up sounding choppy. Do you speak in phrases or word by word? Stress in Phrases Each...
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