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 […]
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 […]
Proficiency?? There’s More to the Story!
Proficiency?? There’s More to the Story. Article 9 The burning question is: How Long Does It Take to Become Proficient for English Speech? Here’s more of the story. Becoming highly proficient in AE (American English) speech communication includes more than skills for accurate pronunciation and enunciation of AE consonant and vowels. But the […]
How Long to Get Proficient English Speech?
How Long to get Proficient English Speech? Deliberate Practice –Article 8 One of the first questions most instructors for American English (AE) get from nonnative-born new students is : “How long is it going to take until I am proficient at speaking English.” That simple question about how long does it take to become proficient […]
How Long Does It Take to Become an Elite… in Anything
How Long Does It Take to Become an Elite… in Anything? Popular knowledge says 10,000 hours of practicing the correct way. That was popularized by Malcolm Gladwell in his bestseller Outliers: The Story of Success in 2008. Popular knowledge talks about years too – 10 years to become an expert. The first to […]
How Long Does It Take to Get Accurate and Clear English Speech?
How Long Does It Take to Get Accurate and Clear English Speech? On average it takes about 70 days of practice every day to change or form a daily life habit (Frothingham, 2019). The range for daily life habits is 18 to 254 days according to a 2009 article in the European Social Psychology […]
English Speaking Skills- Make a Goal – Use a Visual Cue
English Speaking Skills- Keep Your Vision In Front of You Do you have a dream? A dream is bigger than a goal. Here’s a tip- put your dream vision in front of you. Simple idea- place a visual symbol of your dream in front of you. We move psychologically toward what we constantly see. What […]
Accent Reduction – Habit Success – The Other Secret is Forgive Yourself
Accent Reduction – Habit Success – The Other Secret is Forgive Yourself You are going to fail sometimes. That’s okay, Richard Wiseman studied people who achieved their goals. From those investigations, he realized we should: Expect to go back to your old habits sometimes. Treat that failure as a temporary set-back, and go forward. What […]
Accent Reduction – The Secret of “If” and “Then”
Accent Reduction – The Secret of “If” and “Then” Plans are good. And with a super simple plan, you can resist temptation to fall back to your old habit. When do you always perform that bad habit? Example: “Whenever I am with another person, I interrupt them before they are finished talking.” Yes. OK. Now […]