Pronunciation

This post is about the difference between V and W in English. The reason I am writing about this is because I have been making a lot of comments about the English pronunciation of my international students. I’ve been noticing that many students do not distinguish between V and W when they are speaking English. … Read more

I’ve been listening to a lot of student talks recently. Often the content of the talks that I listen to are very good, but the content is difficult to get to because the pronunciation is poor! And the more I listen the more important I think it is that English language students understand the nature … Read more

Here in the UK the nights are drawing in (getting dark earlier) and the temperature is beginning to drop. If you are student (or a lecturer!) that means that there is no good reason for not getting on with all that work you’ve got to do! The clocks go back at the end of the … Read more

OK, I know you’re thinking that I haven’t posted very much recently – and you’d be right! That means that things have been very hectic with the day job! Right now things are hotting up at university as students realise that a lot of their coursework is due to be handed in over the next … Read more