Jun 14, 2018
Summer is finally in full swing in Chicago. For some, this is a perfect time to “level up” their spoken English. By “level up,” I mean one or more of the following: Pronouncing work words used on a daily basis more accurately Sounding more...
Dec 1, 2016
Can you, like in the sentence above, efficiently communicate your point or express your ideas in fairly complex English sentences? Nothing ___ us like the ___ we didn’t ____. That’s pretty sophisticated language use, isn’t it? Most of the...
Sep 9, 2016
Admittedly, when I started to provide English pronunciation skills training outside of the university and looking more at the marketplace lingo (e.g., Accent Reduction and American Removal), I winced. This didn’t make any sense to me since if you think...
Nov 16, 2015
The TOEFL-iBT is a standardized exam which international speakers of English need to take for entry into an American university. Different universities and departments decide what minimum scores in speaking, listening, writing, and reading a candidate needs in order...