Vol. 4 Issue 24 – Video: The Phonetics Symbols Course – Lesson 1

This video course has been prepared to give language students a powerful tool for speaking English well. The videos aim to identify and help with the pronunciation of the 39 phonetic symbols of the English language. You may read more about the use of phonetics at http://www.tipsforenglish.com/?p=388 'Why Phonetics?'

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Vol. 4 Issue 24 – TeachingEnglish Seminars: The ESOL Debate

When I was asked to teach a course on creative writing at Carmel College, I had no clue where to start. After gamely saying ‘yes,’ I had plenty of time to dwell on the enormity of my folly.

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