6 apps to recommend your learners

iPad and iPhone can be really useful tool for language learners as we can see many interesting and interactive apps are available which can help our learners sustain their learning and build a virtual learning environment as these mobile technologies are integral part of our modern life.

Today I'm going to share my top 5 apps for iPad or iPhone. Here we go! 

1. Sounds Right British Council  (free) - for learning and teaching pronunciation

2. Flashcards  (free Lite version) for learning new vocabulary

3. Big City Small World British Council (free) - wonderful for listening and reading with tape-script 

4. Speak it! - a fantastic tool for text to speech and it's absolutely  brilliant for auditory learners

5. Flipboard (free) - an amazing tool for reading whatever you want in one click

6. My Word Book (free) - a nice handy vocabulary builder

Teaching pronunciation

Teaching pronunciation is one the most controversial issues in ESL/EFL classes and many teachers try to avoid this intentionally or unintentionally.

Today I'm going to share two very interesting teaching pronunciation videos which will really change our attitude towards teaching pronunciation and hopefully it'll give us some food for thought and give us confidence to teach pronunciation in our classes.

In the first video Adrian Underhill shows us how to present phonemes physically and visibly. 

 

In the second video Judy B. Gilbert, is an internationally respected authority on teaching English pronunciation, a teacher, teacher trainer, and author, suggests practical solutions and outline seven concepts in teaching pronunciation.

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This is Akther. First of all, I'd like to introduce myself briefly. I was born in Chittagong a beautiful port city situated on the Bay of Bengal surrounded by mountains and the mighty river Karnapulli.

Now I'm living in Moscow. I came to Russia more than 4 years ago and now I can speak Russian fairly well as I've been learning Russian since my arrival.


I like reading, surfing Internet, learning new technology, travelling, bicycling, cooking, and collecting gadgets.
                      

I like roaming around the Moscow city and its beautiful parks, boulevard, narrow streets, and facade. I went to a very beautiful park named Kolomenskya near Moscow river two weeks ago.