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Speak English Like a Native
Rating: 4.4 out of 5(36 ratings)
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Speak English Like a Native

Learn the art of speaking English without hesitation, mistakes, or awkward pronunciations using this one proven method.
Created byJenea Scott
Last updated 11/2017
English

What you'll learn

  • Enhance your vocabulary
  • Increase the rate at which you speak
  • Improve your pronunciation
  • Gain better listening skills
  • Identify common mistakes you might be making and learn to correct them
  • Decrease pauses or hesitations when you speak
  • Have more confidence in speaking English

Course content

3 sections • 15 lectures • 1h 4m total length

  • Introduction5:55

    Welcome

    I am so excited that you are here and that you have decided to join the journey of millions of other English language learners.

    Who Am I

    My name is Jenea and I am an ESL teacher from a place called Oklahoma in the United States. I have been teaching English language learners for over ten years now. I have lived in five countries and have traveled to more than 25 countries around the world. I have a passion for languages, as I speak four myself. I enjoy meeting people and learning their stories. So I’m happy you’re here and can’t wait to get to know you better.

    What is this Course

    This course is a collection of texts with a variety of topics. The texts range from high beginner to advanced English. The course was designed to help you enhance your vocabulary, increase the rate at which you speak, improve your pronunciation, promote better listening skills, lessen common mistakes you might be making, decrease pauses or hesitations when you speak and boost your confidence in speaking English. If you are a busy person, but you are motivated to learn and you are curious about the world around you, then this course is perfect for you.

    How Do I Use this Course

    The first thing you need to do is open the course materials and find the index. Here, you will find information about all the courses. They have been arranged by level of difficulty. One quick note, I have included information about the grade level at which a native English speaker would be able to read this text. DO NOT let that get you down if it seems really low. Just remember, someone in grade two is usually about eight years old. That means they have had EIGHT years of listening to and learning English every single day. If you can read and speak as they can, I would say you are doing great! I have developed this course using a technique called shadowing. 

    In shadowing, there are five steps. 

    • First you listen to the audio. If you can’t understand a lot of what is being said, turn it off and start with something easier. 
    • Second, once you have found the audio you want, listen to it a few more times. Try to approach this step the same way you would a new song where you’re starting to learn the melody, but not necessarily the words. 
    • Then, once you have listened to it a few times, take out the transcript or watch the video. Make sure during this step that you can understand everything that is being said. If you can’t, be sure to look up the vocabulary. I have gone ahead and bolded some of the vocabulary in the lesson. These are words that you may not know, or that you know but should try adding to your vocabulary because they are either high frequency words or academic words. It is important that you understand everything you hear because this will influence how you speak. It helps you understand where and why you place emphasis and stress on certain words and sentences. 
    • The next step is to try to then speak along with me, with little or no delay or hesitation. This part is quite important. If you want to improve how fast you speak, you have to try to push yourself to speak at the same tempo as me. 
    • Finally, get up and move around while you do this. Doing other things like walking around while you say the text will help you learn to multitask while speaking in English. This is crucial if you want to learn to automate your English and not spend time thinking about vocabulary words and translating in your head. 

    Now let’s talk about the independent practice. This is part of your supplemental materials and contains three sections: vocabulary, practice points, and challenges. The vocabulary section doesn’t need to be completely filled out: it’s only for the words you’re unfamiliar with, so don’t feel like you need to define all of them. But do make sure that you are finding the right definition for the word. A lot of words in English have many different meanings, so use the context to determine the right definition. There are more than 25 practice points and over 30 challenges in this course. These are specific to each lesson and provide you with different sets of skills.

    What should I expect to get once I finish.

    Once you finish this course, you will see an improvement in your listening abilities, comprehension, pronunciation, and speed. If you follow this proven method, you will have less hesitations and more confidence while speaking in English.

    Now let’s get started!

Requirements

  • You should have a solid foundation in English .
  • You should know some basic grammar rules.

Description

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Have you been learning English for a while and feel stuck? Do you find yourself making the same mistakes over and over when you speak? Are you ready to improve your spoken English and grow your vocabulary? If so, I have developed a course that is just for you.

Speak English Like A Native is an online course that will

  • Enhance your vocabulary

  • Increase the rate at which you speak

  • Improve your pronunciation

  • Promote better listening skills

  • Lessen common mistakes you might be making

  • Decrease pauses or hesitations when you speak

  • Boost your confidence in speaking English

This course was developed for people who:

  • Don’t have a lot of free time

  • Are motivated to learn

  • Are inherently curious

I am a certified English/ESL teacher from the United States. I have taught in international schools around the world for more than a decade. I have studied three languages, and taught myself two more (one being Mandarin!). I understand what kinds of challenges and frustrations my students face because I have faced them as well. This course was designed with those frustrations in mind. No matter if you are a beginner or advanced English language learner, this course will foster growth in areas in which you knew needed improvement and even areas in which you didn’t know needed help.

Methodology

If you are interested in how I designed this course, note that it is based off the work of Professor Alexander Arguelles. I have been using this technique for years, not knowing it by name, but still going through the steps. It is a proven method that has helped me tremendously. In every language I speak, native speakers of that language always compliment me on how “native” I sound. This technique is, in part, why I sound so “native.”

This method is called shadowing. Here is how it works in five easy steps:

  • Step 1: listen to the content once. It is important at this stage you are not reading anything. Just listen. If you can’t understand most of what is being said, choose something easier. This course comes with an index that is organized by level of difficulty. Use it to help you find where to begin.

  • Step 2: once you have found content you can mostly understand, listen to it a few more times. Listen to the inflections in my voice. Listen to the cadence of each sentence. This part is kind of like when you hear a song you like. The first couple of times you listen to it, you’re not memorizing the words; you are listening to the melody. The idea here is the same.

  • Step 3: you can either use the video provided to then look at the text or just the transcript for the lesson. The idea is you go through the text and make sure you can understand everything. Why? Because your voice changes with the words you speak. You put more emphasis on some words and less on others. If you don’t know what the words mean, you’ll sound like a robot.

  • Step 4: listen to the audio and say the text along with me - at the same speed, without delay or hesitation. Do this until you feel confident with the text. Then move on to the next lesson. I would recommend recording yourself and listening back to it. Most times, what you think you sound like isn’t how you actually sound. That can be a good or a bad thing.

  • Step 5: finally, and most important, get up. Don’t sit in front of your computer, laptop or phone. It is important to get up and move around while listening to the audio. Why? Because it forces your brain to learn to process English whilst doing other things. This is particularly important if your goal is to be more confident when you speak and spend less time searching for words you already know. It basically starts to automate your English. So move!

Who this course is for:

  • Anyone who wants to improve their English.

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