By Articles, Accents

try & speak english alot, listen to english new, programmes & mostly read articles if possible read aloud to improve even the accent.

Hi Centralita, I'm not qualified to respond to all of your interests here, but I will take it as far as my knowledge allows. I hope others more knowledgeable will join in. Some general observations: 1. Titles of research projects, conferences, and published articles, should include capital...

I just happened to visit a TEFL site and read this article "Are you Tefl material?", dated September 27, 2004. I am really interested in teaching abroad, and would love to take it up as a profession. Currently I am working as a Communication Trainer (American Voice and Accent) for American...

Hi Guys, I'm a new member to this forum, but I'm already excited to be a part of it. Anyhow, I'll tell you alittle about myself. I'm a second year journalism major at Michigan State University with aspirations of becoming a NewYork Times writer. One day I hope to publish my own magazines, but...

Hello Fernando This page has some audio clips about the Liverpool ('Scouse') accent: http://www.bbc.co.uk/liverpool/content/articles/2005/01/14/voices_linguist_feature.shtml I'll see what I can find for Manchester and London. MrP

I am sorry Mandrake if I was not clear. In number 1, of course teacher has to work on his student's accent.... anyway, it was just a general question I posted in English Forum and many thanks to Mr Micawber who moved this question to TEFL section. I suppose it should be clear if you go back to my...

I'm an actor, I'm going to start learning some accents just so I have them in my bag of tricks. I was going to start with a single British one, then move on to other countries/accents, then just keep learning more. What would be a good general British one to start with? Is there a dialect...

Hi yohooo8, Here are the edited versions of your two blogs. I really have started enjoying editing your blogs. Some as these are so interesting! and all of them are funny! Regarding helping you with writing, though I do not feel qualified to give you any suggestions ( the...

Hi all. William Hung is an American Idol contestant but, because of his Chinese accent, did not make it in the elimination round. And, ironically, his accent catapulted him to stardom. This article is a hoax. Please see www.snopes.com/music/artists/hung.asp for more details.

Introduction taken from http://www.ead.ufms.br/letras/Literature/01-Origins_Of_English.pdf Origins of English (up to 1066) Historical Background Before the time of the Roman colonization in A.D. 43, Britain was populated by Celts and Britons, relatively primitive people without organized...