Having Confidence When Speaking English

The video below gives tips on how to have more confidence when speaking English.  Remember to describe your English fluency as "in progress" and "learning".  Don't say negative things about the way you speak because this brings down your self-esteem.  You can achieve your goal of speaking better with practice and patience.

"Bad English?" Video

American Dialects

This week we finished the quarter and did our final presentations.  I would like to congratulate all of my students on their success and hard work!  

In class, we practiced daily tongue twisters to help with speaking skills.  Sometimes we talked about how words are spoken differently by some English speakers.  Here are some interesting videos about the different dialects spoken in America.  Do you speak American?

"Do You Speak American?" Video Series