By English as a second language, Accents

It realy depends on where you plan on doing business. I am told by individuals who are trying to learn English as a second language, that they find the general American accent (I suppose the one spoken by TV anchors: see The Today Show or Good Morning America) easier to understand than the...

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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...

Thank you very much CB. I check the pronunciations from dictionaries quite often because as a learner of English as a second language, I can't really notice the subtle differences just by listening. For example, I always pronounce congress as con-gress and never notice that the pronunciation of...

Hello, no I am not recruting for a bosnian army I am doing a report on bosnian-american accents and dialects. If anyone who is bosnian and has learned english as a second language could talk to me and hopefully send an audio of a reading THAT would be very great!!! The report is on a DVD in...

Hi,I listened very quickly... Anyway, if I didn't know she was Dutch, I'd say she was American. I only noticed one T that she didn't tap, and nothing else. I can't notice slight differences between accents, I can only notice strong accents or some strange features, but I think it's normal for a...

Hello Everyone! I have been teaching English as a second language for over 10 years - in South Korea, Japan, and in my home country of Canada. I was raised in an English-speaking family so my accent is a native speaker's accent. I really want to continue teaching ESL but I can't leave my...

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Exclusive wrote: --à How To Learn English!? <---Here are some tips which may help you to master the English Language! Speak without Fear The biggest problem most people face in learning a new language is their own fear. They worry that they won't say things correctly or that they will look...