IPA - International Phonetic Alphabet and learn the Alphabet

To communicate well in English the learner should pay attention to the differences in sounds between his mother tongue and English. The study of pronunciation is usually divided in two parts: segmental aspects (individual sounds) and supra-segmental aspects (rhythm, intonation, stress). Let's begin with the segmental aspects practicing individual sounds  and observing the main challenges for the Brazilian student. Here is a list of just some of the consonantal challenges:

the production of the "th" sounds (voiceless and voiced) - /θ/ and /ð/
the production of /r/ and /h/
the production of /p/ /t/ /d/ /m/ /l/

Click on the link below to practice the sounds of English!

http://www.pearsonlongman.com/phonetic-chart.html

This is a video for you all to practice the sounds of the English Language. YOu just have to click on the phonetic symbol  you wish to practice and then repeat, as many times as necessary, enjoy!

The link below brings you the alphabet with one video for each letter, introducing you the sounds and new vocabulary for each letter, I hope you enjoy yourselves studying!!!

http://www.learnthealphabet.org/

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Competencies

Competencies are vital to personal and social success in all fields of our lives, this way it wouldn't be different with learning languages. In order to learn a new idiom the learner must develop some core competencies. These are the sets of intellectual, personal, and social and emotional proficiencies that all students need to develop in order to engage in deeper learning. One of the core competencies to be developed by a learner of a second language is the communication competency, which encompasses the set of abilities that students use to impart and exchange information, experiences and ideas when exploring the world around them. Many language programs choose to focus on communicative skills at first once it is the bridge between students' learning, their personal and social identity and relationships, and the world in which they interact. Next time we will discuss a bit on communicative skills, see you then!