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If the only difference between languages was the words we use then there would be no need for translators. It would only be a matter of switching from one language to another in the same way that we convert from the metric system to the English system of weights and measures. Software programs desig...

jasminade wrote:We are very much a communicable lot.

I'm sure you are. ;)

Before the invention of video players, computers and the internet, ESL teachers had to rely on their own imagination and ingenuity to make their classes entertaining. Nowadays, with information technologies giving us the tools to bring the English speaking world into the classroom, it would seem tha...

International trade, communication and tourism have increased the need to break down language barriers. The common language is no excuse in today’s competitive, global marketplace for a US company to cut production costs by building a plant in Ireland instead of setting up shop in Eastern Europe whe...

Yeah, this is obvious and we all know about it. Why don't you tell us what you actually do to TEACH it! Apparently I didn’t make myself clear. Successful communication, which can be difficult even when speaking in your first language, is a frequent topic of concern among my business students. Toget...

Successful oral communication with a native English speaker depends on your ability to understand what is being said and your capacity to make yourself understood, the latter being easier due to the fact that native speakers are more reluctant to alter their way of speaking. If you’re having difficu...