Posted on March 20, 2009 by nliakos
Chinswing has now become Voxopop! “Perspective,” a Japanese user who has started several different conversations, has now begun several threads for reading aloud which are wonderful for improving your listening, speaking, and reading skills!
Filed under: Advanced, Intermediate, Listening, Reading, Speaking | Tagged: chinswing, Listening, literature, Reading, Speaking, voxopop | 1 Comment »
Posted on March 30, 2008 by nliakos
Chinswing is a global voiceboard–a site where registered members can post comments to threaded discussions and a variety of topics. You can listen to the discussions without registering, but if you want to contribute to a discussion, you must register. (Registration is free and is very easy to do.) Most discussions are in English, but [...]
Filed under: All levels, Listening, Speaking | Tagged: chinswing, efl, esl, voiceboard | 1 Comment »
Posted on November 29, 2007 by nliakos
Reading is the best way to improve many things: reading comprehension and speed, certainly, but also grammar and vocabulary. If you read modern novels with a lot of dialog, it also helps you improve your speaking. If you “read” audio books, you can even improve your listening by reading! (If you live [...]
Filed under: All levels, Grammar, Listening, Reading, Speaking, Vocabulary | Tagged: audio books, Grammar, Listening, reading comprehension, reading for pleasure, reading speed, Vocabulary | 2 Comments »
