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 […]

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 […]

Accent reduction: Key Skill- Get the Vowels

Accent reduction: Key Skill – Get the Vowels Have you noticed that people are most likely to say to you “What?”  “What did you say?” after you have said a multiple syllable word? Critical information for multiple syllable words– each syllable has a meaning and there are 14 vowel sounds (some people say 17) for […]

English Speaking Training- Opening a Conversation— Top Tip! English Speaking Training– How to Start a Conversation– The Top Tip! Approximately 2010, I read a newspaper article that changed overnight my typical greeting to everyone. The article’s topic was how to talk to a person who has recently suffered the death of a loved one—- spouse, […]