English is a stress timed language

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

Pronunciation tips

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