Global English and the Teaching of Pronunciation
The emergence of so many different kinds (or 'varieties') of international English has caused a number of linguists to question the use of native speaker pronunciation models in the teaching of English.
This article presents my research into the pronunciation of global English and gives some teaching implications.
What is global English?
What are the implications of EIL for pronunciation?
The findings ...
لهجه زبان انگلیسی ؛ نکاتی که باید بدانیم
کسب لهجه زبان انگلیسی در کنار آموختن سایر قواعد می تواند واضح ترین نشانه برای مهارت شما در زبان آموزی باشد. در زبان انگلیسی برخی لهجه ها مانند لهجه معروف امریکایی به سادگی از لهجه ایرلندی قابل تشخیص هستند. اما بعضی ...
British English and American English
British people and American people can always understand each other – but there are a few notable differences between British English and American English
Grammar
Americans use the present perfect tense less than speakers of British English and a British teacher might mark wrong some things that an American teacher would say are correct.
US Did you do your homework yet?
Brit. Have you done your homework yet?
US I already ate. ...
Raising awareness of diversity in the language classroom
In most groups of learners there will be some obvious differences that everyone can see (e.g. age, gender, ethnicity). Depending on the setting, there may be differences in the learners’ linguistic profiles (which languages a person understands/speaks/ reads/writes) and lifestyle choices (e.g. working patterns, dietary choices, religious affiliations). Even in apparently homogeneous groups there will be aspects of identity that ...
۵ اپلیکیشن برتر برای یادگیری زبان
وجود تعداد پرشمار اپلیکیشن هایی که برای آموختن زبان های جدید به کار میآیند، انتخاب بهترین گزینه را دشوار کرده است. ممکن است بخواهید با استفاده از این اپ ها، دایره لغات خود را گسترش دهید، تمرین مکالمه کنید، گرامرتان را ...