http://esltoronto.podbean.com ESL Toronto Podcast features Teacher, Tutors and Language Experts who take time out of their busy schedules to share valuable information with ESL Students. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:14:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Mr. D wrote a new blog post: 12 Helpful Tips to Pass the CELTA or TEFL Teaching Preparation Course By Larry M. Lynch As a Trinity College of London post-graduate diploma holder in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) when a co-worker seriously queried me on the rigors ... http://esltoronto.podbean.com/2009/07/02/mr-d-wrote-a-new-blog-post-12-helpful-tips-to-pass-the-celta-or-tefl-teaching-preparation-course-by-larry-m-lynch/ Mr. D wrote a new blog post: ESL Pronunciation L Versus R R must be mastered in English because of its unique manifold abilities to influence nearby sounds and its geographic variety. Since speakers of many other languages use a flap instead of a trill for R, distinguishing it from ... http://esltoronto.podbean.com/2009/07/02/mr-d-wrote-a-new-blog-post-esl-pronunciation-l-versus-r/ Mr. D wrote on the wire of the group CELTA CELTA and the Six Serving Men Part 1 What is CELTA Looking at CELTA through the eyes of the Six Serving Men is probably the fastest and most efficient method of explaining CELTA and how it relates to TEFL, TESL, TESOL and the ... http://esltoronto.podbean.com/2009/06/27/mr-d-wrote-on-the-wire-of-the-group-celta/ Mr. D created the group CELTA http://esltoronto.podbean.com/2009/06/27/mr-d-created-the-group-celta/ Mr. D wrote a new blog post: Pronunciation-Consonant Rundown Now let’s review the consonants only. It’s interesting that consonants are grouped in the alphabet in threes and fives, because all vowels are in odd-numbered positions: * BCD * FGH * JKLMN * PQRST * VWXYZ Simplicity The simplest consonants have one reliable sound ... http://esltoronto.podbean.com/2009/06/24/mr-d-wrote-a-new-blog-post-pronunciation-consonant-rundown/ Mr. D wrote a new blog post: Pronunciation-Stress-Tonality-Length Let’s take a break before tackling consonants and describe ways that different languages use to distinguish many of the most similar-sounding words. Three of these methods are stress, tonality, and length. Stress refers to the loudness, softness, or intermediateness of the syllable’s vowel. ... http://esltoronto.podbean.com/2009/06/19/mr-d-wrote-a-new-blog-post-pronunciation-stress-tonality-length/ Mr. D wrote a new blog post: ESL Pronunciation English Vowel Trivia Most of these observations are necessary for completeness but do not affect understandability. The Roving Schwa If the syllable is unstressed, it’s usually safe to use a schwa. Most words beginning with a- as a separate syllable, including ... http://esltoronto.podbean.com/2009/06/16/mr-d-wrote-a-new-blog-post-esl-pronunciation-english-vowel-trivia/ Mr. D wrote on the wire of the group Pronunciation English Vowel Trivia Most of these observations are necessary for completeness but do not affect understandability. The Roving Schwa If the syllable is unstressed, it’s usually safe to use a schwa. Most words beginning with a- as a separate syllable, including the word ... http://esltoronto.podbean.com/2009/06/11/mr-d-wrote-on-the-wire-of-the-group-pronunciation/ Mr. D wrote a new blog post: Vowels Working Together AU is “aw” (baud, caught, faun, fraud, taut), and rarely “ah-oo”, a diphthong of long A and long U (hausfrau, sauerkraut). EI is “ee” (conceit, either, leisure, receive, seize), and less often “ey” (neigh, reign, their, vein, weigh), or “eh” ... http://esltoronto.podbean.com/2009/06/08/mr-d-wrote-a-new-blog-post-vowels-working-together/ Mr. D wrote on the wire of the group Pronunciation The Pure Vowels One of the harder steps for learning English pronunciation is to master all the vowel sounds common to English. Languages like Hawaiian, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, and Spanish have a basic five-vowel set, not counting diphthongs of two or ... http://esltoronto.podbean.com/2009/06/06/mr-d-wrote-on-the-wire-of-the-group-pronunciation/ Mr. D created the group Pronunciation http://esltoronto.podbean.com/2009/06/06/mr-d-created-the-group-pronunciation/ Mr. D wrote a new blog post: Toeic Strategies And Tips Revealed Toeic Strategies And Tips Revealed By:David Dalton Warning don’t take the TOEIC exam until you read this. 10 score Killers that You NEED to know right away! Discover How to Overcome them and get a GREAT SCORE!!! TOEIC Secrets, Tips and Strategies Revealed ... http://esltoronto.podbean.com/2009/06/06/mr-d-wrote-a-new-blog-post-toeic-strategies-and-tips-revealed/ Guillermo and Mr. D are now friends http://esltoronto.podbean.com/2009/06/04/guillermo-and-mr-d-are-now-friends/ Mr. D updated the "English Goals" information on their profile http://esltoronto.podbean.com/2009/06/04/mr-d-updated-the-english-goals-information-on-their-profile/ Mr. D wrote on their own wire: Hey gang, really excited with the relaunch of ESL Toronto as Social Network. Please be patient as I institute the various facets of the site. A big welcome to Bernadette, Karthika and Guillermo, I’m looking forward to getting to know you and help ... http://esltoronto.podbean.com/2009/06/04/mr-d-wrote-on-their-own-wire/ Bernadette updated the "Base" information on their profile http://esltoronto.podbean.com/2009/06/04/bernadette-updated-the-base-information-on-their-profile/ karthika wrote on their own wire: I would like to register myself for ESL with respect to pronunciation which may help to converse with canadians. Kindly suggest me how to proceed. Share and Enjoy: http://esltoronto.podbean.com/2009/06/04/karthika-wrote-on-their-own-wire/ Mr. D wrote a new blog post: The Second Score-Killer: Not finishing the test The Second Score-Killer: Not finishing the test Finish the Test! Time - “time is of the essence” Time management is fundamental to achieving a high TOEIC score. Among the students I polled one thing that stands out is ... http://esltoronto.podbean.com/2009/06/01/mr-d-wrote-a-new-blog-post-the-second-score-killer-not-finishing-the-test/ admin updated the "Base" information on their profile http://esltoronto.podbean.com/2009/06/01/admin-updated-the-base-information-on-their-profile/ Mr. D wrote a new blog post: ESL Common Vowel Environments When you memorize the system of eleven vowels, you are ready for the real question: how can anyone quickly pick the correct vowel for each and every syllable? The same way that native speakers master the fine points of ... http://esltoronto.podbean.com/2009/05/06/mr-d-wrote-a-new-blog-post-esl-common-vowel-environments/