Discussion Groups / ESL Teaching / November 2005

Before you can speak like an American,
you've gotta hear like an American.

The primary obstacle to speaking American well is
the fact that ESL students are listening with
Chinese/Japanese/Korean/etc. ears.  (Most of my
students are from Asia.)  They do not hear the same
sounds that a native speakers hears.

They need to install a new set of listening filters
in their language machines. Luckily, that not
particularly difficult. It does take practice though... 
50 - 200 hours of listening/dictation work.

After a student has learned to hear accurately, he/she
may then correct their own speaking with minimal
assistance from an instructor.

It's crucial to distinguish between ear-training and
mouse-training.

I am presently putting the finishing touches on my
Gendo: ear-training and mouse-training course, and am
looking for a few ESL students who need to improve
their speaking/hearing skills. 

I'll be happy to teach them for free during this test
period.

In order to participate, a student will need a Skype
account (www.skype.com) and the ability to listen to
MP3 files.

Email me at heron@gendo.net

Thanks

heron

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