L Correctly pronouncing /l/ is very difficult for many non-native speakers. /l/ is commonly confused with/r/ or /w/. If you don’t have /l/ in your language, you will have to retrain your muscle memory. You must focus on proper placement for your tongue, lips,...
The ability to “sell yourself” with confidence is a key skill for success in American culture. American culture focuses on the individual. In interviews, performance reviews, meetings and presentations, people are are expected to “sell” themselves by stressing...
I just completed working with an organization whose employees interact with every foreign medical graduate who wants to become licensed in the US, the majority of whom are non-native speakers of English. Our training focused on developing the cultural competence and...
CAL Learning is proud to announce our partnership with Axiom Learning Solutions as their intercultural and language training provider, within their Learning Services. We continue our commitment to serving the pharma/biotech, technology, healthcare, and other...
Many English language learners who have lived and worked in the US for a while say they’ve plateaued in their language skills. They have achieved a certain level of fluency, but often feel limited in their vocabulary and ability to express nuance. They want to...
Voiced and Voiceless Consonant Pairs Many consonants come in pairs of voiced and voiceless pronunciation. Some examples include d/t, v/f, and b/p. The only difference between the two consonant is that one has a vibration of the vocal chords (voiced) and one does...
Technical topics and discussions have a prescribed vocabulary with high frequency of repetition. If you learn to clearly pronounce these key words with correct articulation, you will be much more easily understood. Learning to correctly pronounce a few consonant and...
Fluent English speakers/express their ideas/ in phrases and thought groups/and they do it/ without even thinking/. Many non-native speakers/ don’t speak in phrases/ and end up sounding choppy. Do you speak in phrases or word by word? Stress in Phrases Each...
Do people often ask you to repeat yourself? Do you find it difficult to have conversation by phone? Are you nervous that your accent prevents you from getting your message across, or holds you back at work? How soon would you like to: Speak with greater clarity and...
Stress is extremely important in English. Stressing the wrong syllable or pronouncing all syllables with equal stress are a common problem for non-native speakers. So how can I tell which syllable to stress? Although the rules for stress are very complicated and have...