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"); arnews[0]="Pronunciation Problems: Japanese Students of English
"; arnews[0] += "A useful way for EFL teachers in Japan to help rid their students of that "katakana" pronunciation."; arnews[0] += "
Author : Brendan Dilk"; arnews[0] += "
"; arnews[1]="Discovering Phonetics
"; arnews[1] += "a detailed look at the methods of Phonetic teaching and learning."; arnews[1] += "
Author : Veronica Makarova"; arnews[1] += "
"; arnews[2]="Parents Disappointed with Phonics Find Alternative
"; arnews[2] += "Phonics is a method of teaching a child to read by learning the sounds of each letter and sounding them out to form words. The method has been widely adopted in the United States for decades to teach beginning readers."; arnews[2] += "
Author : Michael Levy"; arnews[2] += "
"; arnews[3]="Will the English Language Evolve into Separate Dialects?
"; arnews[3] += "According to recent research, 60 percent of English speakers now speak another language as their native tongue. This group of people learn English as a second, or even third, language. As a result, the way people use and speak English is changing. More and more English speakers use it in a way that is particular to their region."; arnews[3] += "
Author : Simeon Hein, Ph.D."; arnews[3] += "
"; arnews[4]="How Important is Intonation in Regards to Accent Neutralization?
"; arnews[4] += "The answer to this question is plain and simple: very, if not the most important thing. You see, English is a stressed language as opposed to others that are considered syllabic languages. It means that stress is what carries most of the meaning in spoken language, rather than syllables. There is a very practical way of getting to understand this."; arnews[4] += "
Author : Andrea Phillips"; arnews[4] += "
"; arnews[5]="Accent Reduction Techniques - Linking Words in Phrases & Sentences
"; arnews[5] += "Many people think that good pronunciation means pronouncing every word distinctly and clearly but this is not always the case. In spoken English the words within a sentence do not always sound the same as when you say them individually. That's because English speakers link words together in phrases and sentences."; arnews[5] += "
Author : Susan Ryan"; arnews[5] += "
"; arnews[6]="Accent Reduction - Why is English So Hard For Arabic Speakers?
"; arnews[6] += "Because Arabic is a Semitic language, it differs significantly from English, which has a European language base. Native Arabic speakers may have a particularly difficult time with the aspects of English which do not exist in Arabic."; arnews[6] += "
Author : Lisa B Scott"; arnews[6] += "
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