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From guesswork to guided growth: A placement testing success story
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Andrew Stokes, Publisher, ClarityEnglish
Intonation: Guidelines, not rules
We discovered the hard way that generally accepted ‘rules’ for intonation are often misleading. Clear Pronunciation 2 balances ‘rules’ and ‘guidelines’. Here’s how.
Dynamic Placement Test and L1 Arabic teachers of English
In this post, we look at how British Council Libya deploys the Dynamic Placement test as a key component in their teacher training program.
Pronunciation in focus: Helping learners find their voice
This post looks at the issue of voices helping learners build confidence in their English pronunciation.
Starting from scratch: Welsh in two weeks?
This is the story and outcomes of a team determined to learn Welsh. How we did it, what we learnt along the way, and what you can do to better understand your pre-A1 learners.
From concept to classroom: navigating Arrivals in English
Your thought-provoking Arrivals in English questions answered.
English intonation: The challenge for speakers of tonal languages
Speakers of tonal languages such as Chinese, Thai or Yoruba face particular challenges with English intonation. Andrew Stokes examines why and how we can help.
Learning to learn: 5 free tools for Pre-A1s
Most online learning tools are free of charge and available at all times on the phone in your pocket! These are five stand out tools your learners can access for free.
Corporate training: Streamlining English language testing
English language testing is crucial in the petroleum industry. This is how one training organisation found the most suitable placement test.
The quest for VoiceGPT
The voices we hear in day-to-day life aren’t always what they seem. In this post, we’ll identify the benefits of using computer generated voices as a resource for teachers, students and publishers – then we’ll ask whether the technology is up to the job yet.