Textbook English vs. Real English: Why You Should Learn Real English
At Spoken English Practice we strongly encourage students to learn Real English, not textbook English. Textbooks like Longman Student Grammar for Spoken and Written English have been part of ESL teaching for more than 20 years now. While these are great resources for beginner level English learners, they offer little or no help to more advanced English language learners. So […]
15 Business Idioms Commonly used in the American Workplace
Business idioms or Business Jargon is a critical component of workplace communications in the US. If you an English learner or an International student just starting work in the US, you will probably be confused on many of these expressions. Business idioms are challenging because they depend heavily on culture, history, sports such as baseball and football etc so if […]
8 Sounds you need to Master to Speak with an American Accent
Spoken English Practice has helped over 1 million students from over 160 countries improve English speaking and become fluent speakers. So we know a thing or two about accent training! Learn more about our Spoken English Classes A question that we get asked often is “How to speak with an American Accent?”. If you want to speak with […]
Redefining the English Language School – From Shanghai to Sao Paulo
When we started Spoken English Practice in 2008 we had one mission in mind. That was to redefine the way Spoken English is taught around the world, and to redefine the way an English Language School operates. Today after helping more than 1 million students from around the world from Shanghai to Sao Paulo, from Mumbai to Moscow, we can be […]
How to be Fluent in English in a Week
A question that lot of people ask us is ” How to be Fluent in English in a Week” or “How to be Fluent in English in a Month”. While improving English is a long term process that requires lot of practice, there are routines that you can follow to really increase your fluency level within a short period of time. […]