If you are curious about how others might think of your accent, you can get some feedback from Kantalk.com. At its recording page (http://www.kantalk.com/recording/), you can record a funy paragraph, which is used by linguists to study human

Hi Brucepan, You can go to Skypecast (www.skypecast.come) and Kantalk (www.kantalk.com) to practice your spoken English with many other native and non-native speakers. Skypecast is more like a group conversation via Skype; at Kantalk, you can also

Hi Englishuser, Thanks for the suggestion. I agree that working with a peech pathologist to reduce one's accent should be a logic step for the advance learner. What needs to be cautious, however, is to find the right one that matches your style. I

You can also go to the Skypecast section of Skype.com to check out other learners who want to practice their spoken skill through Skype.

Based on my experience, I think you might be better off by talking to other non-native speakers whose skill level are about as same as yours. A linguist professor Stephen Krashen thinks the best way to acquire a new language is through "input

It's settled. Let Soviet Union and its eastern block alliances stay behind Iron Curtain, and let the rest of the communist regimes stay behind, say, Brass Curtain, or, since we are in the 21st century now, Titanium Curtain. Hope this clarifies the

It worked. Thanks for the help from everyone.

I was originally from China. Most Americans would think Iron Curtain is referring to Soviet Union and eastern block, probably because of Cold War context. I would define any country that has dictatorship system in place and mostly isolated from

Unlike watching TV, seeing Hollywood movies, especially viewing some of my favorites repeatedly, helped a great deal in improving my listening comprehension and spoken English. My self-scheduled and fun classes with American movies dated back to

Thanks, Clive, for the instruction. I appreciate it.