Podcasts de english as a second language

#127: Portuguese speakers special, part 1

The vowel sounds that cause problems for Portuguese speakers as English as a Second Language...

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#126: Unstressed syllables, part 2

Short i as an unstressed vowel sound for English as a Second Language Learners

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#125: Unstressed syllables, part 1

Schwa: the most important weak vowel sound for English as a Second Language Learners

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#124: French words in English

How the French language affects English pronunciation for English as a Second Language Learners

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#123: A Merry, Marry, Mary Christmas

A tri-sound merger explained for the Holidays

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#122 audio of video 19: The Pronunciation Poem

A timeless exercise in English pronunciation www.pronuncian.com for ESL and ELL

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#121: Introducing EnglishAssembly.com!

www.englishassembly.com is the newest addition to the Seattle Learning Academy family...

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#120 audio of video 18: f sound and v sound

Watch and see how subtle these sounds really are! www.pronuncian.com

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#119: The bunched r sound

Which of these two techniques for the r sound works best for you? www.pronuncian.com ESL ELL

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#118: The prefix re-

long e, short i, short e, and schwa: all pronunciations of re- www.pronuncian.com

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#117: Suffixes with the ch sound

The -tion, -tial, -ure, and -al suffix and how they relate to the ch sound ESL/ELL English...

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#116: Using "ain't"

When is (and when isn't) "ain't" appropriate? ESL/ELL English Pronunciation lessons...

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#115: Sound combinations: sp-, st-, sk-, sc-

What happens to unvoiced stops after the s sound? ESL/ELL English Pronunciation lessons...

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#114: Aspiration details of stop sounds

The amount of "puff" we give to stop sounds matters!

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#113: The h sound, like a chameleon

No sound can become more like surrounding sounds than the h sound. www.pronuncian.com for ESL and...

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#112: Dropping the d sound

Here is a little-discussed rule about omitting the d sound in certain consonant clusters.

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#111: Linking v and f sounds

Practicing a few simple techniques can make it much easier to transition to and from the v sound...

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#110: The troublesome v sound and f sound

Be careful with the b sound, p sound and w sound when working with the f sound and v sound!...

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#109: s sound, z sound, sh sound, and zh sound; compare and contrast

Four sounds that are quite similar, but different in a few very important ways!...

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#108: In the US, it is "learned" and "spelled," while the British kept "learnt" and &qu...

In the US, it is "learned" and "spelled," while the British kept "learnt" and "spelt"...

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