Commitment- Doorway to Clear English Mastery
Commitment Doorway 17 to Clear English Mastery Article 17 for series Elements of Clear English Speech Mastery Hey you, nonnative speaker of English, what’ll get you to change to clear, not “What did you say?” English? Key to new learning, new habit is commitment, past and present. First, social bonds to family or school […]
Yay for Adult Learning: Bonds that Bind
Yay for Adult Learning— Bonds that Bind Article 16 How are Child Learning and Adult Learning Different –That is the question. Child learning, especially visual learning and speaking a language, is more efficient in children than adults. Neuroimaging study found rapid neurotransmitter GABA boosting as a major potential explanation-component for that. 1, 2, 3. 4 […]
The Human Factor
The Human Factor – Article 15 We– Humans According to Michael Shermer 2004, the following characteristics are shared by humans and other social animals, such as primates, dolphins, whales, especially the great apes: attachment and bonding, cooperation and mutual aid, sympathy and empathy, direct and indirect reciprocity, altruism and reciprocal altruism, conflict resolution and peacemaking, […]
B and Br for “Brother”- Press Firmly Lips Together and Loud Voice
This is Number 6 in our hierarchical arrangement of American English (AE) pronunciation 2 minute tutorials. This systematic arrangement is the most efficient and makes accuracy easy in training your brain and mouth to get clear AE speech sounds and words. Now we show you the consonant b before the consonant r in the word […]
Amazing Effect of Vocal Reading on Pronunciation
Did You Know? Writing is only about 5,500 years old, unlike human speech estimated to be from 50,000 years to 2 million years old. In contrast to speech, the human brain did not naturally evolve to read. Thus, the brain adapts to the challenge of reading. The Amazing Effect of Accurate Vocal Reading […]
Buy One, Get Three Free and the Human Brain
Buy One, Get Three Free and the Human Brain– Aarticle 12 It really is true, for mastering American English, you can “Buy one, get three free.” Every time you push the blade and tip of the tongue forward in your mouth for the accurate TH no voice speech sound, you are also deliberately practicing the […]
P for “Priority” for Massed and Distributed Practice
This is Number 4 in our series of recommended sequence for fast, easy mastery of American English speech sounds. The directed instruction is for English consonant P and the word “priority.” It’s estimated it takes 35 accurate repetitions of a new word to memorize it accurately. That’s called massed practice. That will get you in […]
The Endgame is Procedural Memory
Accent Reduction: The Endgame is Procedural Memory Article 11 Happiness is neither virtue nor pleasures nor this thing nor that but simply growth. We are happy when we are growing. William Butler Yeats. The endgame is to type on a keyboard without looking at the keys. Or to safely ride a bike, or safely drive […]
How Many Words for English Proficiency
English Speaking Skills: How Many Words for English Fluency? Here are some rough word counts according to Jakob Gibbon, 2023: Advanced: With 4,000-10,000 words your communication goes beyond everyday conversation and into specialized vocabulary for talking about your professional field, current geo-political and local events and news, opinions and vocabulary for more complex […]
P for American English and Syllable Pronunciation for Clear Speech
This is our Number 3 in the series of recommended sequence for consonants and vowels. Like Number 1 which has the word “probably,” this video also directly instructs for the American English (AE) consonant speech sound P. Ninety, 90, sovereign and non-sovereign entities have English for their official language including India, South Africa, […]