Your English Teacher Spoke Slowly. The World Does Not.
Classroom English builds a useful base, but real spoken English asks the ear to handle much messier rhythm, pace, and reduction.
Arab Learners
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You Are a Professional. English Calls Should Not Shrink You.
Professionals can sound less authoritative in English calls not because they lack expertise, but because the listening load is too high.
Your Child Should Not Have to Translate the School Meeting.
School emails may be manageable while live teacher speech still outruns the ear, leaving parents too dependent on their children.
You Learned One Accent Well. IELTS Does Not Stay in One Accent.
Accent shifts quietly consume processing time when the ear has only been trained deeply on one familiar variety of English.