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Resources
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12 free mp3's with short stories in clear American English to practice your pronunciation and listening skills.
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Online editor with buttons and keyboard shortcuts for typing pronunciations of English words with the International Phonetic Alphabet.
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A list of all the sounds of the English language, their IPA symbols, and audio examples.
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PDF cheat-sheet with IPA and ASCII symbols for writing phonetic transcriptions.
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Listen to 108 English words and read their phonetic transcriptions to get the hang of the system.
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A system for typing English phonetic transcriptions using standard keyboard characters.
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A few definitions of technical linguistic terms used in our articles.
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Definitions of some of the more difficult English words used in our articles, with lots of example sentences.
Articles
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Why English is the most useful language in the world. How English can help you learn, communicate, advance your career.
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Why English classes and courses are a very poor way to learn English.
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...by spelling words correctly and using proper punctuation.
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What is most difficult about learning English as a foreign language?
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Language learning: Myths and facts
- "The best way to learn a foreign language is to go to a foreign country"
- "The best way to learn a foreign language is to speak it"
- "It is OK to make mistakes"
- "As a beginner, you're bound to make a lot of mistakes"
- "You are a foreigner, therefore you will always have a foreign accent"
- "If you didn't learn a foreign language as a child, you will never be fully proficient in its grammar"
- "Studying pronunciation is not important"
Examples of situations where you can feel good because of knowing English.Are you worried because you understand many more words than you actually use? This article may convince you to stop worrying.Because they don't realize they can learn English in other ways and because they are too lazy to spend time on learning English.Tom takes a personal look at the eccentric inventor of the SuperMemo Method.About the flawed product development model used by dictionary publishers.