Improving your English with Frank Sinatra!….What??? ESL SCHOLARS…Listen up! It’s not just about vocabulary and grammar that will get you to the next level of English Language fluency. Learning the rhythm, stress and musicality of English will help you understand and be better understood. Frank Sinatra, famous singer and actor, knew how to communicate his lyrics clearly, by phrasing and pausing. Americans speak English in a rhythm –…
Finding ways to make progress with your language skills is very challenging when we are socially distancing and wearing masks! PRACTICING ENGLISH is the most important way to improve your fluency level. Every ESL Instructor will say, “Practice, Repeat, Practice, Repeat!” But how can you practice when you are in the middle of a pandemic? Your social and academic interactions have become limited,…
Did I tell you about María? What an amazing story! María contacted me a while ago with one specific request; she wanted to speak English to her customers at her restaurant. No problem, I thought…but here’s the catch: originally from Mexico, María had been living in the U.S. for 20 years. Yikes! She had been raising her 4 children –…