AMERİCAN ENGLİSH LESSONS SASKINBAKKAL ISTANBUL
TERCÜMANLIK, ÇEVİRİ
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Greetings
My name is Hasan. I am a Turkish American currently residing in Istanbul. If you are interested in learning practical American English please contact me.
Mobile phone number 534 360 1967
English is often named the most influential language, and one of the most widely spoken languages in the world. Estimates indicate that there are 115 countries where English is spoken - either as the primary language, as an official minority language, or as an unofficial language of business and trade. And English is the language most frequently spoken as a second language. In fact, there are more than a billion people worldwide who are currently in the process of learning English. It's no wonder, then, that English is spoken in so many different ways and with so many different accents!
American English sounds different than British English or Australian or Jamaican English. It has characteristic stress patterns, rhythms, and speech sounds, and unique idioms, jargon and slang. Questions and statements are differentiated in American English by changes in pitch, and there are some word pairs that have the same spelling but different pronunciations and meanings - like contract, the noun, and contract, the verb: I signed the contract; When water is frozen, it contracts.
Learning to speak American English well is especially difficult when it's been learned from a textbook or from another non - native speaker who hasn't acquired the fluency and accent of a native speaker. Since that's frequently the case, it's not surprising that many speakers of English find that - - although they have a good knowledge of vocabulary and understanding of English grammar - - they're not as well understood by listeners as they would like to be. We all speak with the intent of communicating a message, and when someone's unintelligible, it can leave both the speaker and the listener frustrated - at not being understood, or at not being able to understand!
In my work as a Business Communication and Speech spexxxt, I work to help non - native speakers improve their English speaking skills. Some speakers are more easily understood when they slow their speech rate, while others work hard to improve their speech 'music' - - their intonation and rhythm patterns. We work diligently using drill to train the lips, tongue, and jaw to easily produce the vowels and consonants - - not an easy task, but well worth the outcome! The most satisfying part of my day is when someone tells me how much more confident they feel as a result of their dedicated efforts to improve their communication skills!
Speaking American English Well Makes Cents!
Salaries increase when non - native speakers speak English well!
If you're a non - native speaker of English, you may be aware of the challenges that result from speaking English with an accent. Maybe you're annoyed by the number of times you're asked to repeat what you've said. Maybe you notice that some people understand you while others don't. Or maybe you're feeling that your accent has been a professional liability - costing you jobs and career advancement. All of these are great reasons for wanting to improve the way you speak English! But if these aren't enough to convince you that you want to invest some of yourself in improving your speech patterns, examining some of the recent statistics and research may convince you.
The 2006 ACS Census Data indicates that about 17% of working - age adults in the United States are foreign - born. Though the number varies from state to state. - - from 36% in California, to 2% in West Virginia, demographics show that immigrants account for the greatest increase both in the US population and in the workplace since WW1! But challenges come with these ever - increasing numbers of foreign born adults competing for jobs in an ever - tightening job market! And disheartening are the numerous reports describing notable salary inequities between immigrants and their American counterparts.
The reasons for these inequities remain to be determined. But a 2005 study by MassINC, a non - partisan research and educational institute in Massachusetts, may be significant. In that study, there were notable salary differences between Massachusetts' immigrants and native - born Americans similarly employed. When the researches delved into the causes for those differences, they found that English proficiency was the dividing line, separating those who succeed from those who struggle in the labor market. And in addition, the study revealed that on average, an immigrant college graduate who speaks English well earns about $20, 000 more than an immigrant college graduate who only speaks English.
Although we can't conclusively generalize the results from this discrete study in Massachusetts to the situation in other states, we can at the least consider it plausible that the results hold true. And it's not only salaries that improve with better speech skills. Career advancement is another benefit of having great communication skills. Having worked with many foreign - born, mid - level corporate professionals, it's not once that I've heard remarks like, If I spoke better English I'd have been made manager.
Wondering how well you speak? Take this self - assessment!
Sounding American
1. I'm asked to repeat myself atleast once a day.
2. People often have difficulty understanding me over the phone.
3. I don't know why some people understand me and others don't.
4. I speak my native language very quickly.
5. I feel self - conscious about the way I pronounce certain words.
6. I have difficulty hearing the difference between similar sounding words - like can and can't or wine and vine.
7. I have trouble expressing my thoughts in English.
8. I prefer to show someone how to do things rather than to have to tell them.
9. I feel uncomfortable in social situations because of the way I speak.
10. If it weren't for the way I speak English, I'd have been promoted at work long ago!
Want to improve how you speak? Try these tips!
Listening and Learning to Speak American English
If you do realize that the way you speak English is getting in the way either of your professional success or of your ease in social interactions, you may want to consider a program that can help you reduce your accent. Be aware that, contrary to what is sometimes advertised, changing the way you speak isn't a quick fix! Since many of us speak throughout our days every day of our lives, reinforcing the same patterns that we're used to, it takes conscientious and committed hard work to change those patterns. But, with your dedicated efforts, and with experienced guidance from a professional who understands speech production, the results are well worth the efforts, both in terms of improving the way you speak and in terms of the great boost in self - confidence you'll get!
Since all of our mouths - our tongue, lips, jaw, teeth and even the velum at the back of our throats - - work slightly differently, and people with different accents tend to have different error patterns, there's no 'one size fits all' for training the American accent. But the following tips can be used at least to get you started on your way to speaking American English like an American!
1. Slow down when you speak.
This may sound easy, but those of us who speak quickly know that it's not as easy as some may think! To get started, use the following short sentences to practice, being sure to put a pause between each word.
Go home.
I *** it.
He said no.
Try it.
I don't like it.
She was happy today.
I hope you can stay.
We were going outside.
Another 'trick' - - and this really works well! - - for slowing your speech rate is by prolonging the vowel sounds. So when you practice these words, slowly stretch out the vowel sounds (a, e, i, o, u):
Hi!
Hello!
Tonight
Pajamas
Everyone
2. Listen attentively to the sounds of American English! Since this is an exercise to help you 'hear' American English better, you'll need to ignore the meaning and intent of the message. Turn on the radio or listen to a speaker on the TV or on your computer (be sure that the speaker is a native American!) and focus only on the different speech sounds, the pauses, word stress patterns and phrasing. After listening for atleast 10 minutes, you might want to try to play with imitating a word or a phrase the way you just heard it said. Have fun exploring the sounds of American English.
3. Choose one speech sound that is hard for you to pronounce. Write a list of words that have that sound, and read that list, slowly and carefully, so that your articulates - - the parts of your mouth that need to learn where to go to make the sound - - become used to this new pattern. Once you're able to say these words easily, put them into short sentences, and then longer sentences. Keep practicing these, at least twice a day!, and you'll start to find your awareness of the sound increasing and that you're even starting to use the sound when you talk.
4. When you hear a native American say a simple phrase that you're not familiar with or that you're aware of saying differently, see if you can immediately imitate what they said - - using the same vocal inflection/tone of voice, and the exact words. Repeat it several times to yourself (and aloud if possible!) and become more comfortable with the phrase. Can you find a place in your own conversation to use the phrase yourself?
5. Turn on the news and listen to the news commentator's voice. Be sure to focus only on their voice, and ignore the news report - - for this exercise, you'll want to stay entirely focused on the rate and rhythm of American speech. Try humming along with their voice, inflecting your voice up and down, varying your loudness as they do, and pausing along with them. Do this with other newscasters too, so that you develop a sense of the musicality of American speech. Once you're feeling comfortable with the variations in pitch, rate, and rhythm of the voices, try using afew simple words rather than a hum while you do the same exercise. You might just say see you or 'hello hello' over and over, but with variation in intonation patterns. After a while, do you notice that you've developed more of a feel for American speech patterns than you had before?
6. Remember... learning to speak English well takes commitment and practice. Be patient, and you'll find that your efforts pay off!
Bridging the Cultural Divide
The American style of communication!
All cultures have unique customs around communication, and these customs, when not recognized as such, can lead to misunderstandings, communication breakdown and relationship snafus. Given the multicultural society that we are today, it behooves us all to recognize how our own communicative style is influenced by the culture we grew up in, and that others' styles will similarly reflect their cultures. With that awareness, we'll be able to bridge cultural differences and have an opportunity to develop personal relationships with people whose communication style are quite unlike ours. Like attracts like, right? True, but that's limiting. With each of us reaching to be bigger than ourselves, we can use insight to cross the great cultural divide!
Now if I was saying this to you while you and I were standing together in conversation, you might respond to me quickly, with, 'What d'ya mean? I don't think I know what yer talkin' about!' Well, atleast that might be what you'd say to me if you were an American, and comfortable with the characteristically open, casual and direct style that is associated with our culture. On the other hand, if you were Japanese, you might be standing near me, nodding your head to show that you were attending to what I was saying - - not that you were necessarily agreeing with my comments - - and thinking to yourself, 'I'll listen to learn more. ' Your lack of questioning or comments to what I had said might lead me to think that you're a bit stiff, maybe even dull, and not really into the topic. On the other hand, if I recognized that your nod and quiet reflected the formality and reticence that is characteristically Japanese, I would be understanding of your response, rather than questioning or turned off by it. Awareness enables understanding.
Cultural differences are determined across a number of variables. Among these are: a focus on forming fast friends vs. cultivating relationships, the direct/indirectness of a culture, comfort with confrontation vs. need for saving face, short - vs. long - term focus, degree of formality, use of symbolic gestures, concept of time, individualist or collectivist orientation, and egalitarian or hierarchical bias. There are many more variables, and all of these play out in ways not always - - and more likely, not often - - apparent.
In America it's considered rude if you don't look at the person you're speaking with. In Trinidad it's considered rude if you look at someone older than you who you are speaking with. In America we stand up to show respect; in Korea, people sit to show respect. In America, we respect punctuality; in Spain, time is open - ended, and a meeting that doesn't happen today will happen - - sometime!
All of these differences can make for sticky situations if cultural awareness is lacking. By setting aside judgment and recognizing the huge influence that our cultures exert - - for the most part below our radar screens - - we'll be better able to bring appreciation for our differences and foster unity through diversity.
- Hizmet Tipi : Bağımsız Çevirmenler
- Şirket / Ünvan : Belirtilmemiş
Greetings
My name is Hasan. I am a Turkish American currently residing in Istanbul. If you are interested in learning practical American English please contact me.
Mobile phone number 534 360 1967
English is often named the most influential language, and one of the most widely spoken languages in the world. Estimates indicate that there are 115 countries where English is spoken - either as the primary language, as an official minority language, or as an unofficial language of business and trade. And English is the language most frequently spoken as a second language. In fact, there are more than a billion people worldwide who are currently in the process of learning English. It's no wonder, then, that English is spoken in so many different ways and with so many different accents!
American English sounds different than British English or Australian or Jamaican English. It has characteristic stress patterns, rhythms, and speech sounds, and unique idioms, jargon and slang. Questions and statements are differentiated in American English by changes in pitch, and there are some word pairs that have the same spelling but different pronunciations and meanings - like contract, the noun, and contract, the verb: I signed the contract; When water is frozen, it contracts.
Learning to speak American English well is especially difficult when it's been learned from a textbook or from another non - native speaker who hasn't acquired the fluency and accent of a native speaker. Since that's frequently the case, it's not surprising that many speakers of English find that - - although they have a good knowledge of vocabulary and understanding of English grammar - - they're not as well understood by listeners as they would like to be. We all speak with the intent of communicating a message, and when someone's unintelligible, it can leave both the speaker and the listener frustrated - at not being understood, or at not being able to understand!
In my work as a Business Communication and Speech spexxxt, I work to help non - native speakers improve their English speaking skills. Some speakers are more easily understood when they slow their speech rate, while others work hard to improve their speech 'music' - - their intonation and rhythm patterns. We work diligently using drill to train the lips, tongue, and jaw to easily produce the vowels and consonants - - not an easy task, but well worth the outcome! The most satisfying part of my day is when someone tells me how much more confident they feel as a result of their dedicated efforts to improve their communication skills!
Speaking American English Well Makes Cents!
Salaries increase when non - native speakers speak English well!
If you're a non - native speaker of English, you may be aware of the challenges that result from speaking English with an accent. Maybe you're annoyed by the number of times you're asked to repeat what you've said. Maybe you notice that some people understand you while others don't. Or maybe you're feeling that your accent has been a professional liability - costing you jobs and career advancement. All of these are great reasons for wanting to improve the way you speak English! But if these aren't enough to convince you that you want to invest some of yourself in improving your speech patterns, examining some of the recent statistics and research may convince you.
The 2006 ACS Census Data indicates that about 17% of working - age adults in the United States are foreign - born. Though the number varies from state to state. - - from 36% in California, to 2% in West Virginia, demographics show that immigrants account for the greatest increase both in the US population and in the workplace since WW1! But challenges come with these ever - increasing numbers of foreign born adults competing for jobs in an ever - tightening job market! And disheartening are the numerous reports describing notable salary inequities between immigrants and their American counterparts.
The reasons for these inequities remain to be determined. But a 2005 study by MassINC, a non - partisan research and educational institute in Massachusetts, may be significant. In that study, there were notable salary differences between Massachusetts' immigrants and native - born Americans similarly employed. When the researches delved into the causes for those differences, they found that English proficiency was the dividing line, separating those who succeed from those who struggle in the labor market. And in addition, the study revealed that on average, an immigrant college graduate who speaks English well earns about $20, 000 more than an immigrant college graduate who only speaks English.
Although we can't conclusively generalize the results from this discrete study in Massachusetts to the situation in other states, we can at the least consider it plausible that the results hold true. And it's not only salaries that improve with better speech skills. Career advancement is another benefit of having great communication skills. Having worked with many foreign - born, mid - level corporate professionals, it's not once that I've heard remarks like, If I spoke better English I'd have been made manager.
Wondering how well you speak? Take this self - assessment!
Sounding American
1. I'm asked to repeat myself atleast once a day.
2. People often have difficulty understanding me over the phone.
3. I don't know why some people understand me and others don't.
4. I speak my native language very quickly.
5. I feel self - conscious about the way I pronounce certain words.
6. I have difficulty hearing the difference between similar sounding words - like can and can't or wine and vine.
7. I have trouble expressing my thoughts in English.
8. I prefer to show someone how to do things rather than to have to tell them.
9. I feel uncomfortable in social situations because of the way I speak.
10. If it weren't for the way I speak English, I'd have been promoted at work long ago!
Want to improve how you speak? Try these tips!
Listening and Learning to Speak American English
If you do realize that the way you speak English is getting in the way either of your professional success or of your ease in social interactions, you may want to consider a program that can help you reduce your accent. Be aware that, contrary to what is sometimes advertised, changing the way you speak isn't a quick fix! Since many of us speak throughout our days every day of our lives, reinforcing the same patterns that we're used to, it takes conscientious and committed hard work to change those patterns. But, with your dedicated efforts, and with experienced guidance from a professional who understands speech production, the results are well worth the efforts, both in terms of improving the way you speak and in terms of the great boost in self - confidence you'll get!
Since all of our mouths - our tongue, lips, jaw, teeth and even the velum at the back of our throats - - work slightly differently, and people with different accents tend to have different error patterns, there's no 'one size fits all' for training the American accent. But the following tips can be used at least to get you started on your way to speaking American English like an American!
1. Slow down when you speak.
This may sound easy, but those of us who speak quickly know that it's not as easy as some may think! To get started, use the following short sentences to practice, being sure to put a pause between each word.
Go home.
I *** it.
He said no.
Try it.
I don't like it.
She was happy today.
I hope you can stay.
We were going outside.
Another 'trick' - - and this really works well! - - for slowing your speech rate is by prolonging the vowel sounds. So when you practice these words, slowly stretch out the vowel sounds (a, e, i, o, u):
Hi!
Hello!
Tonight
Pajamas
Everyone
2. Listen attentively to the sounds of American English! Since this is an exercise to help you 'hear' American English better, you'll need to ignore the meaning and intent of the message. Turn on the radio or listen to a speaker on the TV or on your computer (be sure that the speaker is a native American!) and focus only on the different speech sounds, the pauses, word stress patterns and phrasing. After listening for atleast 10 minutes, you might want to try to play with imitating a word or a phrase the way you just heard it said. Have fun exploring the sounds of American English.
3. Choose one speech sound that is hard for you to pronounce. Write a list of words that have that sound, and read that list, slowly and carefully, so that your articulates - - the parts of your mouth that need to learn where to go to make the sound - - become used to this new pattern. Once you're able to say these words easily, put them into short sentences, and then longer sentences. Keep practicing these, at least twice a day!, and you'll start to find your awareness of the sound increasing and that you're even starting to use the sound when you talk.
4. When you hear a native American say a simple phrase that you're not familiar with or that you're aware of saying differently, see if you can immediately imitate what they said - - using the same vocal inflection/tone of voice, and the exact words. Repeat it several times to yourself (and aloud if possible!) and become more comfortable with the phrase. Can you find a place in your own conversation to use the phrase yourself?
5. Turn on the news and listen to the news commentator's voice. Be sure to focus only on their voice, and ignore the news report - - for this exercise, you'll want to stay entirely focused on the rate and rhythm of American speech. Try humming along with their voice, inflecting your voice up and down, varying your loudness as they do, and pausing along with them. Do this with other newscasters too, so that you develop a sense of the musicality of American speech. Once you're feeling comfortable with the variations in pitch, rate, and rhythm of the voices, try using afew simple words rather than a hum while you do the same exercise. You might just say see you or 'hello hello' over and over, but with variation in intonation patterns. After a while, do you notice that you've developed more of a feel for American speech patterns than you had before?
6. Remember... learning to speak English well takes commitment and practice. Be patient, and you'll find that your efforts pay off!
Bridging the Cultural Divide
The American style of communication!
All cultures have unique customs around communication, and these customs, when not recognized as such, can lead to misunderstandings, communication breakdown and relationship snafus. Given the multicultural society that we are today, it behooves us all to recognize how our own communicative style is influenced by the culture we grew up in, and that others' styles will similarly reflect their cultures. With that awareness, we'll be able to bridge cultural differences and have an opportunity to develop personal relationships with people whose communication style are quite unlike ours. Like attracts like, right? True, but that's limiting. With each of us reaching to be bigger than ourselves, we can use insight to cross the great cultural divide!
Now if I was saying this to you while you and I were standing together in conversation, you might respond to me quickly, with, 'What d'ya mean? I don't think I know what yer talkin' about!' Well, atleast that might be what you'd say to me if you were an American, and comfortable with the characteristically open, casual and direct style that is associated with our culture. On the other hand, if you were Japanese, you might be standing near me, nodding your head to show that you were attending to what I was saying - - not that you were necessarily agreeing with my comments - - and thinking to yourself, 'I'll listen to learn more. ' Your lack of questioning or comments to what I had said might lead me to think that you're a bit stiff, maybe even dull, and not really into the topic. On the other hand, if I recognized that your nod and quiet reflected the formality and reticence that is characteristically Japanese, I would be understanding of your response, rather than questioning or turned off by it. Awareness enables understanding.
Cultural differences are determined across a number of variables. Among these are: a focus on forming fast friends vs. cultivating relationships, the direct/indirectness of a culture, comfort with confrontation vs. need for saving face, short - vs. long - term focus, degree of formality, use of symbolic gestures, concept of time, individualist or collectivist orientation, and egalitarian or hierarchical bias. There are many more variables, and all of these play out in ways not always - - and more likely, not often - - apparent.
In America it's considered rude if you don't look at the person you're speaking with. In Trinidad it's considered rude if you look at someone older than you who you are speaking with. In America we stand up to show respect; in Korea, people sit to show respect. In America, we respect punctuality; in Spain, time is open - ended, and a meeting that doesn't happen today will happen - - sometime!
All of these differences can make for sticky situations if cultural awareness is lacking. By setting aside judgment and recognizing the huge influence that our cultures exert - - for the most part below our radar screens - - we'll be better able to bring appreciation for our differences and foster unity through diversity.
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