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    Techniques

    What language learning techniques have worked for you? What has worked best for pronunciation, grammar or vocabulary?

    Techniques
    Janine

    What are you doing to improve your vocabulary?

    I believe reading is the best way to improve vocabulary, but, reading is not enough! You need to look up new words in a good dictionary like the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary, which has good sample sentences that help you understand the word better. Then, you need to keep a record in a no
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    Nov 30, 2017
    Janine

    Pronunciation: mechanics and muscle memory

    When I work with a student who wants to improve pronunciation, or sound more like an American, I think it's important to explain exactly how to position or move the tongue, the teeth, and the lips and how to use the breath and the voice - the mechanics involved in making a sound. Then I explain tha
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    Nov 29, 2017
    999hn000

    Audiobooks

    If you are interested in improving your intonation, I would definitely go for audiobooks. Audible might be a good (though paying) resource.
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    Nov 29, 2017
    Janine

    I learn from you too!

    As an online English Coach to students all over the world, I work to understand what learning techniques are best for each student. Not everyone is the same, of course. Some students can gain a lot from the "listen and repeat method". For a few, it's just a waste of time. Some students have lea
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