Native Portuguese speakers often grapple with letting go of the pronunciation rules of their native language. For them, this is especially difficult. Portuguese has very consistent rules of [...]
French speakers have a leg up when it comes to learning English and proper English pronunciation, although there are some common mistakes that are made. Many English language words are French in [...]
Vietnamese ESL students share many of the same pronunciation errors that English language students from elsewhere do—consonant clusters, long and short vowel sounds, and swapping one consonant [...]
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 [...]
Though many Turkish speakers study English beginning in primary school, the language teaching methods often rely on rote memorization; students are focused on drilling grammar rules at the [...]
English isn’t an easy language to master—Japanese speakers can have an especially difficult time with pronunciation problems when learning English due to the differences between English and their [...]
Arabic is spoken in many countries so there are a wide variety of dialects, 4 in Saudi Arabia alone—Gulf, Hijazi, Najdi, and the Standard Arabian dialect. English pronunciation problems can vary [...]
You might know some people who think that movies and TV shows are useless forms of entertainment. Well, if you’re an ESL student who wants to continue improving your English language skills [...]
When speaking and learning English as a second language, it’s important to pronounce words correctly. This is to ensure those around you can understand the meaning of what you’re trying to say. [...]
There are lots of commonly mispronounced words that even native English speakers get wrong. There are spelling rules in English, even if they are difficult to understand, so pronouncing a word [...]
