The way sounds are organized in Korean is very different from that of English, technically this is called the “phonology” of a language.  These phonological differences affect Korean ESL [...]

Native Spanish speakers face several challenges when learning English as a second language, not the least of which is proper pronunciation. Meeting the pronunciation challenges of a language not [...]

Though many Turkish students study English beginning in primary school, the language teaching methods often rely on rote memorization; students are focused on drilling grammar rules at the [...]

Vietnamese ESL students share many of the same pronunciation errors that ESL students from elsewhere do—consonant clusters, long and short vowel sounds, and swapping one consonant sound for [...]

We all love rules.  Rules tell us how to do things.  When armed with rules we feel assured we won’t make mistakes. Spoken English is distinctive for its many exceptions to rules of pronunciation. [...]

Russian ESL students face many of the same obstacles to proper English pronunciation that students from other countries do, but there are some pronunciation mistakes more particular to Russian [...]

For Shenia Goncalves, who, with her husband, arrived in Boston a year ago, this time has been one of adaptation to a new culture that included learning a new language and quickly acquiring the [...]

Mohammad Abandah was looking for TOEFL course that would get him through the TOEFL exam, and he found it at TALK Miami Beach.  The course exceeded his expectations, as he relates here: Finding [...]

  Commonly misused words are those that have been repeated so much that  it is the incorrect interpretation of the word that becomes the ‘accepted’ meaning.  Commonly misused [...]

Our teacher profiles section this month focuses on two dedicated teachers at TALK Miami. At TALK English Schools, we believe that having that great teacher who cares about the students and is [...]