Commitment- Doorway to Clear English Mastery
Commitment Doorway 17 to Clear English Mastery Article 17 for series Elements of Clear English Speech Mastery Hey you, nonnative speaker of English, what’ll get you to change to clear, not “What did you say?” English? Key to new learning, new habit is commitment, past and present. First, social bonds to family or school […]
Yay for Adult Learning: Bonds that Bind
Yay for Adult Learning— Bonds that Bind Article 16 How are Child Learning and Adult Learning Different –That is the question. Child learning, especially visual learning and speaking a language, is more efficient in children than adults. Neuroimaging study found rapid neurotransmitter GABA boosting as a major potential explanation-component for that. 1, 2, 3. 4 […]
The Human Factor
The Human Factor – Article 15 We– Humans According to Michael Shermer 2004, the following characteristics are shared by humans and other social animals, such as primates, dolphins, whales, especially the great apes: attachment and bonding, cooperation and mutual aid, sympathy and empathy, direct and indirect reciprocity, altruism and reciprocal altruism, conflict resolution and peacemaking, […]
Word Memory- What You Don’t Know!
Get Ahead of the Curve Speed Up Learning Article 14 Saying Words Out Loud Robust evidence indicates that saying a word out loud makes it more memorable than simply reading it silently or hearing someone else say it. This memory benefit of “hearing oneself” (and producing the word) is referred to as the production […]
Amazing Effect of Vocal Reading on Pronunciation
Did You Know? Writing is only about 5,500 years old, unlike human speech estimated to be from 50,000 years to 2 million years old. In contrast to speech, the human brain did not naturally evolve to read. Thus, the brain adapts to the challenge of reading. The Amazing Effect of Accurate Vocal Reading […]
Buy One, Get Three Free and the Human Brain
Buy One, Get Three Free and the Human Brain– Aarticle 12 It really is true, for mastering American English, you can “Buy one, get three free.” Every time you push the blade and tip of the tongue forward in your mouth for the accurate TH no voice speech sound, you are also deliberately practicing the […]
The Endgame is Procedural Memory
Accent Reduction: The Endgame is Procedural Memory Article 11 Happiness is neither virtue nor pleasures nor this thing nor that but simply growth. We are happy when we are growing. William Butler Yeats. The endgame is to type on a keyboard without looking at the keys. Or to safely ride a bike, or safely drive […]
How Many Words for English Proficiency
English Speaking Skills: How Many Words for English Fluency? Here are some rough word counts according to Jakob Gibbon, 2023: Advanced: With 4,000-10,000 words your communication goes beyond everyday conversation and into specialized vocabulary for talking about your professional field, current geo-political and local events and news, opinions and vocabulary for more complex […]
Proficiency?? There’s More to the Story!
Proficiency?? There’s More to the Story. Article 9 The burning question is: How Long Does It Take to Become Proficient for English Speech? Here’s more of the story. Becoming highly proficient in AE (American English) speech communication includes more than skills for accurate pronunciation and enunciation of AE consonant and vowels. But the […]
How Long to Get Proficient English Speech?
How Long to get Proficient English Speech? Deliberate Practice –Article 8 One of the first questions most instructors for American English (AE) get from nonnative-born new students is : “How long is it going to take until I am proficient at speaking English.” That simple question about how long does it take to become proficient […]