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arnews[0]="<a   class=rsslinks   href=\"http://eslarticle.com/pub/articles/teaching/speaking-listening/speaking-well-four-steps-to-improve-your-esl-efl-students-speaking-ability-106.htm\" target=_blank  >Speaking Well - Four Steps To Improve Your ESL EFL Students Speaking Ability</a><br>";
arnews[0] += "<img src=\"http://eslarticle.com/uploads/_notregistered/art_106_8b8fcae2c5~.jpg \"style=\"float: left; clear: left; margin: 0 5px 5px 0;\" />Mastery of English as a second or foreign language (ESL or EFL) comes down to how well a student speaks. He may write well, for example, get high marks on tests, or even have an accent nearly identical to a native speaker; but if he can't express ideas, opinions, or instructions clearly in a conversation, few would call him proficient. Language is for communication after all, and that primarily means speaking.";
arnews[0] += "<br><i>Author : Chris Cotter</i>";
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arnews[1]="<a   class=rsslinks   href=\"http://eslarticle.com/pub/articles/teaching/speaking-listening/listening-games-and-activities-159.htm\" target=_blank  >Listening Games And Activities</a><br>";
arnews[1] += "<img src=\"http://eslarticle.com/uploads/_notregistered/art_159_d61dff2f30~.jpg \"style=\"float: left; clear: left; margin: 0 5px 5px 0;\" />Listening games and activities provide basics for communicating, learning, thinking and acquiring awareness of the world around you.";
arnews[1] += "<br><i>Author : Carole Elkeles</i>";
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arnews[2]="<a   class=rsslinks   href=\"http://eslarticle.com/pub/articles/teaching/speaking-listening/how-to-develop-note-taking-skills-and-become-an-effective-listener-in-the-process-246.htm\" target=_blank  >How to Develop Note-Taking Skills ... and Become an Effective Listener In the Process</a><br>";
arnews[2] += "<img src=\"http://eslarticle.com/uploads/_notregistered/art_246_6f566ec2ee~.jpg \"style=\"float: left; clear: left; margin: 0 5px 5px 0;\" />Good note-taking accomplishes several objectives. First of all, it helps you study by helping you to remember what happened in class. But it also helps you to listen better and to focus more effectively. In addition, it helps you to organize the material and comprehend the message.";
arnews[2] += "<br><i>Author : Jane Saeman</i>";
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arnews[3]="<a   class=rsslinks   href=\"http://eslarticle.com/pub/articles/teaching/speaking-listening/language-learners-listening-comprehension-615.htm\" target=_blank  >Language Learners\\\' Listening Comprehension</a><br>";
arnews[3] += "<img src=\"http://eslarticle.com/uploads/_notregistered/art_615_47e85f2d8c~.jpg \"style=\"float: left; clear: left; margin: 0 5px 5px 0;\" />Why don't students understand when faced with a listening comprehension task? Larry Lynch suggests seven possible factors...";
arnews[3] += "<br><i>Author : Larry Lynch</i>";
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arnews[4]="<a   class=rsslinks   href=\"http://eslarticle.com/pub/articles/teaching/speaking-listening/english-confusables-867.htm\" target=_blank  >English Confusables</a><br>";
arnews[4] += "Confusables Words that sound alike or nearly alike but have different meanings often cause writers and speakers trouble. Here are a few of the most common pairs with correct definitions and examples:";
arnews[4] += "<br><i>Author : KISHORE KUMAR</i>";
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arnews[5]="<a   class=rsslinks   href=\"http://eslarticle.com/pub/articles/teaching/speaking-listening/things-we-dread-about-public-speaking-2771.htm\" target=_blank  >THINGS WE DREAD ABOUT PUBLIC SPEAKING</a><br>";
arnews[5] += "<img src=\"http://eslarticle.com/uploads/r/rhetorician0630/art_2771_7361468cc9~.jpg \"style=\"float: left; clear: left; margin: 0 5px 5px 0;\" />Many of us find public speaking stressful and terrifying. When we bring to mind an occasion where we are expected to face a crowd, the tension grows especially when it hits close to the big day. However, what you dread about public speaking can be channeled into energy and motivation to prepare well and practice enough.";
arnews[5] += "<br><i>Author : Arnel E. Genzola, M.A.Ed.</i>";
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arnews[6]="<a   class=rsslinks   href=\"http://eslarticle.com/pub/articles/teaching/speaking-listening/teaching-vocabulary-5604.htm\" target=_blank  >Teaching Vocabulary</a><br>";
arnews[6] += "<img src=\"http://eslarticle.com/uploads/_notregistered/art_5604_e6df0156d8~.jpg \"style=\"float: left; clear: left; margin: 0 5px 5px 0;\" />Vocabulary (Lexis) Vocabulary is essential to convey meaning. A student can't convey all that much without grammar, but can't convey anything without the use of vocabulary. A tourist visiting an English speaking country will be able to effectively communicate a request for directions by merely saying to a person &quot;train!&quot;";
arnews[6] += "<br><i>Author : Jayson Geyser</i>";
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arnews[7]="<a   class=rsslinks   href=\"http://eslarticle.com/pub/articles/teaching/speaking-listening/improve-your-foreign-language-listening-skills-5921.htm\" target=_blank  >Improve Your Foreign Language Listening Skills</a><br>";
arnews[7] += "<img src=\"http://eslarticle.com/uploads/_notregistered/art_5921_079dbb1105~.jpg \"style=\"float: left; clear: left; margin: 0 5px 5px 0;\" />Listening in the foreign language is the most difficult skill for most learners. Here are some suggestions for improving those listening skills, and recommendations for foreign language learning programs.";
arnews[7] += "<br><i>Author : Helen Korengold</i>";
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