Blog: Speaking and Pronunciation

Dr. Emilia Gracia teaching in her VR lab at ASU.
To be a TA at ASU, international grad students can take the Speaking Proficiency English Assessment Kit (SPEAK) test or International Teaching Assistant (ITA) course to boost their spoken English.
A female student looks at and listens intently to a male student speaking and using his hands to emphasize the topic he is discussing.
Dedicating a few minutes each day to reading, writing, listening, and speaking English will help you learn it quickly and overcome any challenges you may encounter.
Three smiling ASU students showing the pitchfork sign.
Learning English in a different country offers some wonderful opportunities to meet new people and make new friends from around the world.
Three ASU students having a conversation outside of the Barrett Honors College building on Tempe, AZ campus.
It is important for English speakers to know common American slang words and phrases to understand the context of conversations and to communicate meaningfully.
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Several Global Launch educators shared their expertise at the 2023 TESOL International Conference. Read more about their research!
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