Learning English is easy simple if you are taught in your regional language or a language in which you are comfortable with. In fact, English language is used a mediator for teaching a new language like French, German, Chinese etc. It is considered as the universal medium for expressing thoughts. It is used a medium to exchange ideas and information in various formal and business transactions. Thus, there is a huge demand for professionals who are proficient in English language. As a result, one tries to excel in English language to be in decent job. Since, the number of English instructors are less in number, there is a huge demand for teaching personnel especially in fastest growing Asian countries like China, Korea etc. Thus Koreans can teach in Korea and take pursue it as their profession. There are many institutions which teach but only a few of them are good and reliable.
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Master in English with latest E-Learning Technology
April 26th, 2011
admin In today’s world, knowledge of English is a must. You need to understand it in order to carry on conversation with everyone. If you want to excel in your field, you need to be thorough with it. There are many ways, which help you to learn English. The new technology advancements have made it very clear that you can learn or master English by just staying at your own place. In today’s hectic life, not everyone gets time to manage everything. We just have 24 hours and we have to manage everything within the same time period. With everyone involved in to office, school and colleges, it may feel burdened to take time out for learning or mastering English. But with E learning available to us, everyone can learn English at the suitable time.
Why Learning English Language Is Important?
March 21st, 2011
admin The anti colonialists have argued that English is only important because of America. Of course the United Kingdom is nowhere near the formidable Empire that it was in the 19th century. Nevertheless English remains a substantive language that effectively runs the world.
The importance of the English language
Chinese is spoken by a vast number of people but in reality there is little competition against English in business circles. French is losing its power even in diplomatic circles. The world is becoming a global village and chances are that English will be the choice for communication purposes.
How To Pronounce Silent Letters?
January 1st, 2011
admin Have you ever wondered why a word is not pronounced as it is spelt? I am sure, you would have felt awkward more than once over this issue. Sometimes they arise due to silent letters whereas at other times it is due to stressed pronunciation. These are the two major categories of confusion when it comes to English pronunciation. In this article we would explore the possibilities and nuances of silent words and their pronunciation.
Silent Letters
Let us begin by understanding what a silent letter is in alphabetic writing system. A silent letter is a letter that appears in a particular word, but it has no effect on the pronunciation of the word. In other words silent letters effectively exist in written world whereas they do not make their presence felt in verbal world. This fine line of difference not only causes problems for non-native English speakers but also for the native English speakers. It becomes difficult to guess the spelling of the word by hearing its pronunciation.
Causes for silent letters:
Over the period of time the sound has dropped out of the spelling of the word. This essentially means they would still be retaining the same spelling but a different pronunciation. The word knot would fit this historical change quite aptly. Apart from this historical change, the major cause of these silent letters is English language borrowings from other languages. Words like Khaki made their presence felt from non-native English origins. Since accent and pronunciation differ, letters may be silent for some speakers but not for the others. In some accents, is silent in such words as hard, feathered; in h-dropping accents, is silent. A speaker may pronounce in “often” or “tsunami” or neither or both. All of these make silent letters more than important for English communication. Just to quote an example, how else would you differentiate a whole from a hole or a plumb from a plum without the help of silent letters?
Examples of Silent Letters
Unfortunately there are no hard and fast rules to learn silent letters. Their usage is learnt by prior exposure and experience. Here is a list of silent letters for your learning purpose.


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