English Language Learning

A survey of the quirks and quandaries of the English language, focusing on our strange and wonderful grammar. Why do we say "I am reading a catalog" instead of "I read a catalog"? Why do we say "do" at all? Is the way we speak a reflection of our cultural values? Delving into these provocative topics and more, Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue distills hundreds of years of fascinating lore into one lively history.

This audiobook is designed to help non-native speakers of English to master the pronunciation of the English language. The type of accent we will learn in this book is American English. This audiobook is written by Nanhee Byrnes, PhD, and is narrated by John Byrnes, PhD. Learning pronunciation begins with learning all the particles of English sound. The smallest unit of speech sound is called a phoneme. Different phonemes make different words. Different languages have different sets of phonemes.

Sound interesting? The author thinks so too! Listen to Learning Mandarin Chinese for Beginners and learn about how to pronounce common English words in Mandarin.

Listening to a language while asleep can help supercharge your vocabulary. Learn easily with the power of pleasant repetition. With the Learn Filipino While Sleeping audiobook, you'll absorb over 430 Filipino words and phrases effortlessly. How does it work? Just press play, and listen to the gentle voice of a native teacher. Our teacher repeats each word and phrase multiple times, so you'll retain them better - whether you're awake or in bed. For best results, listen while awake first. Then, listen while falling asleep.

Have you ever dreamt of strolling through the charming towns of Slovakia, or connecting with Slovakian friends and family on a deeper level? Then, Basic Slovak is the perfect first step for your language learning. This five-session audio course focuses on comprehension and pronunciation, equipping you with the foundational skills to navigate everyday conversations in Slovak.

If you are ready to learn Spanish, and you need to do so quickly, then this guide is for you. You'll find simple but proven methods to learning Spanish fast! It doesn't matter if you're an absolute beginner or if you just forgot what you may have learned at a previous point in your life. There are methods to teach you not only how to translate Spanish but understand what you hear.

The Easiest and Fastest Way to Learn Tagalog With Pimsleur you’ll become conversational in Tagalog — to understand and be understood — quickly and effectively. You’ll learn vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation together through conversation. And our scientifically proven program will...

This course aimed at English-speakers wanting to learn Brazilian Portuguese focuses on words, phrases, and expressions used in teaching. This includes topics such as classroom management, presentations, subject names, grading, and many other topics that are directly relevant to teachers, educators, lecturers, and classroom assistants. The course is split into 28 sessions, enabling the acquisition of new material and review of previously covered material to commit it to long-term memory.

Earworms mbt(c) is a revolutionary accelerated technique that takes the hard work out of learning. By listening a few times to these specially composed melodies, with their rhythmic repetitions of Portuguese (European) and English, you will pick up essential words and phrases that will not just be on the tip of your tongue but burnt deeply into your long-term memory in next to no time. If you like music, and want to make rapid progress without any formal knowledge of language learning, Earworms mbt(c) Rapid Portuguese (European) is the course for you.

We have compiled more than 100 French stories for beginners along with their translations, allowing new French speakers to have the necessary tools to begin studying how to set a meeting, rent a car, or tell a doctor they don’t feel well! We’re not wasting time here with conversations that don’t go anywhere: If you want to know how to solve problems (while learning a ton of French along the way, obviously), this audiobook is for you!

Done with Intermediate Portuguese? Take the challenge with the Upper Intermediate level as you get advanced. Welcome to Upper Intermediate Portuguese: Volume 1! Speak with anyone, anywhere - in Portuguese! Start speaking Portuguese in minutes, and learn key vocabulary, phrases, and grammar in just minutes more with Upper Intermediate Portuguese. Our native Brazilian Portuguese hosts break down all the sentences, grammar and more in a simple, easily understandable way!

With this audio, listeners can learn key words and phrases, basic grammar skills, with an emphasis on travel needs.

Jackie Bolen has 20 years of experience teaching ESL/EFL to students in South Korea and Canada. With her help, you'll improve your English vocabulary and conversational skills in no time at all! Increase your confidence in English. This book is written for beginner to intermediate English learners.

With Paul Noble’s simple, relaxed approach you will learn in a way that suits you – without having to memorise long lists of words you won’t use, scribbling notes as you listen, or feeling frustrated. Instead, Paul will help you build on what you learnt in Learn Spanish with Paul Noble for Beginners – Part One, and guide you through over 3 hours of everyday scenarios that are practical, fun, and applicable. Just listen, interact, and learn wherever you are.

Show, don't tell is probably the single most important piece of advice given to writers. But many writers struggle to understand this powerful principle or have difficulty applying it to their own work. Even experienced authors sometimes don't grasp the finer nuances of showing and telling. In this book, Sandra Gerth draws on her experience as an editor and a best-selling author to show you how to show and tell you when to tell.

In this beginner-level Audiobook, you will master over 25 common sentence patterns across 25 simple lessons. By the end, you'll be able to ask common questions and answer them in your own way, all while acquiring over 100 Hebrew words. Most importantly, you'll be able to have real conversations in various social situations. How, you may ask? Each lesson introduces a new conversation reflecting a real-world situation, including casual chats between friends as well as dialogues in more formal settings.

The Easiest and Fastest Way to Learn Modern Greek With Pimsleur you’ll become conversational in Modern Greek — to understand and be understood — quickly and effectively. You’ll learn vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation together through conversation. And our scientifically proven...

Start speaking Italian in minutes, and grasp the language, culture and customs in just minutes more with Lower Intermediate - Italian, a completely new way to learn Italian with ease!

Start speaking Japanese in minutes, and grasp the language, culture and customs in just minutes more with Upper Beginner Japanese, Volume 2, a completely new way to learn Japanese with ease! Upper Beginner Japanese, Volume 2 will have you speaking with proper pronunciation from the very first lesson and arm you with cultural insight and other information to utterly shock and amaze your Japanese friends.

Young Linguists teaches kids essential language skills fast. That means 20-24 minute daily lessons to help kids stay engaged, and frequent repetition, which is scientifically proven to reinforce learning. We also narrow down vocabulary to the most-used words and phrases so that you are learning what you can apply.