NEW! Book your classes online!

Something new that I'm trying for this summer: to the right, you'll see that there's an online booking form that you can use if you'd like to change or move your classes. Right now, most students have a pretty fixed schedule.

By September, however, I'll be moving all the course booking totally online, so feel free to experiment with the widget, if you like.

Need extra help with pronunciation? A gem from MIT

Pronunciation is one of those skills that a lot of teachers know that they should do, but they don't. Sometimes it's because they're not sure themselves of how it works; sometimes, pronunciation doesn't fall in neatly with a subject; and, unfortunately, there are teachers who just don't think it's important.

Those of you who have had class with me have probably suffered...er, studied...pronunciation. For those of you who don't have a lot of experience with pronunciation, or who would like to practice on your own, check out Isaiah Woo's Listening, Speaking and Pronunciation class. While MIT hasn't put the complete course online, you'll get a lot from the video exercises (which are also available through YouTube.)

http://tinyurl.com/36c9svk

Okay, THIS is seriously cool.

I love the Massachusetts Institute of Technology! Not only are they one of the best schools in the States...a lot of their past courses are now available free, gratis and open...online!

Check this one out:

http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/foreign-languages-and-literatures/21f-223-listening-speaking-and-pronunciation-fall-2004/#description

This is a great course for those of you who want to practice your listening and speaking skills for TOEFL...