By Conversations, English as a second language

I believe that the Chatbot Game can be used to help students learn English as a second language: http://chatbotgame.com http://chatbotgame.com/?cmd=chat_rs http://chatbotgame.com/?cmd=chat_s Players of the Chatbot Game shape the chatbot's personality and expertise by adding simple chat...

Hblaw wrote: Hi all, My native language is Chinese and I am learning English as a foreign language. I am wondering if you could name a few mistakes that are commonly seen in Chinese people who speak/write English as a second language, so that I can be more conscious in avoiding them in the...

We are a 19-year-old women shoes factory located in Dong Guan, China. We are now looking for a English Teacher who can teach our staff at our factory during weekend. Basically, I want to provide an opportunity to my staff to learn English. May be one session during Saturday evening for staff who...

Hi Openmind, You wrote: Hi EU, where and how did you pick up the expression to speak a language natively? Also, why are you interested in knowing whether or not you might be able to "sound" like a native speaker? I mean, what kind of native speaker do you have in mind? Age, educational...

Hello Englishuser, I was eleven years old when I took my first english class...I have learned English as a second language; definitely it wasn't something simply acquired; I had to do loads of assignments. I guess you have to be surrounded by native speakers to acquire a new language. Living in...

Hi Believer, It's my setence, I know, and it sure looks silly without the entire conversation, doesn't it? I have been thinking about this. Another example of how a native speaker just "knows" it - and I'm sure one of the teachers of English as a second language can explain this better. In a...

www.ourchatterbox.co.ukThis site provides conversation starter questions from a wide range of topics suitable for anyone.The Chatterbox is also ideal as a source of conversation starter ideas for anyone learning English as a second language.There are hundreds of questions all in English.Have fun.

Hello HoangI too am a learner of English (I'm Japanese). I know your essay is to be corrected by native speakers. But if you don’t mind, please take a look of my version. It is not a correction of your essay. Please take it rather as a kind of worse alternative a mere English learner wrote. I...

Well actually this is a very good question. It makes a tremendous amount of difference what your mother tongue is when it comes to your ability to pick up English, especially conversational English. For natives of the Far East region (Korea, Japan and probably China too), their language...

Julielai, I am not sure where you want to take this conversation. Let me state my position clearly. You are more than welcome in the forum. Your participation is encouraged, especially when helping others learn English. Please keep in mind that many people reading this forum are learning...