Want to sound more natural when speaking English? In this lesson, you’ll learn how native speakers pronounce American English ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Pronunciation accuracy may not be the most important thing for making non-native English speakers easier to understand, but rather it is their fluency, including fewer pauses, ...

This course is designed for working professionals who want to polish and refine their spoken English skills. The course emphasizes producing increasingly accurate English stress, rhythm and intonation ...

Learn the differences in American and British English pronunciation! Lucy and Marina will guide you through common words and ...

Understanding the difference between British and American English can save ESL learners from confusion. These two styles may seem similar, but small changes in spelling, vocabulary, and pronunciation ...

Geneva Smitherman ended up in speech therapy in her freshman year at Wayne State University in the 1950s, when she failed a test to screen incoming teaching students for possible speech problems. The ...

Much to their dislike, U.S. citizens have on a number of occasions been stereotyped as "less intelligent" and "less cultured" than Western Europeans. The latter's jibes often take the same shape and ...

Though they technically are the same language, British English and American English have scores of differences—from the small, like the extra “U” in “colour,” to the large, like the very different ...