English Lessons for Spanish Speakers

Texas-born Cloverdale is an experienced English teacher who has been teaching in Spain for more than 30 years. "Cloverdale's Corner" is the name of his podcast. There's a new hour-long podcast posted daily Monday through Friday. The format is a class environment with Cloverdale teaching three or four students coming from different Spanish-Speaking countries. Students on some of the podcasts I listened to come from Peru, Bolivia, España, Argentina and even a Chinese Spanish-speaking student. These podcasts are extremely useful because Cloverdale corrects every single pronunciation and grammar mistake students make. He is really fluent in Spanish and has a vast knowledge of our language. This comes in handy when he clarifies difficult concepts in both English and Spanish. He fully understands the difficulties Spanish speakers face when learning English.
He also has a sense of humor. A very particular one, mind you.

Subscribe to the podcast: http://www.vaughanradio.com/podcast.asp

The English Group of Buenos Aires FAQ

1) What is The English Group of Buenos Aires?
We are a group of people who meet every week at a coffee shop to speak English.

2) Why do you do it?
To improve our English, meet old friends and make new ones, and have a good time.

3) Who are the participants?
Locals who attend on a regular basis, expats and visitors to Buenos Aires.

4) Who can attend the meeting?
Anyone who is fluent in English.

5) How can I participate?
Send us an email to grupo_de_ingles@hotmail.com telling us a little bit about yourself.

6) Are there any charges involved?
No, it is a free activity. However, all participants are encouraged to buy something at the coffee shop since that is their condition for letting us meet there.

7) Are there any rules?
Just common sense guidelines: speak only in English, don't monopolize the conversation, respect others' opinions.

8) Where is the meeting held?
In a coffee shop located in Belgrano. Email us to get directions on how to get there.

9) When does the group meet?
Every Friday from 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm.

10) Where can I get more info about the group?

Blog: http://www.theenglishgroup.blogspot.com/

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Practice Your English With a Native Speaker Without Leaving Your Room

Voice chat is great for improving your speaking skills in a foreign language. These days, you don't even need to download software to do that. For example, there's Shared Talk which is a web-based flash application from the same company that created the award-winning, language-learning software Rosetta Stone. This app allows you to have a voice one-on-one conversation with a student learning your native language, in exchange for the language you are learning (in this case English--but it can be any number of different languages).
If you'd rather use a IM software, you can use Skype - probably the most popular one these days for PC to PC's calls - or yahoo or msn messengers which work really well too.
Bear in mind that in order for you to have a successful conversation, a headset is highly recommended. If you don't have one, you can always resort to regular headphones and a microphone. This greatly improves the sound quality as you won't get the echo or delay effect that is common when using loudspeakers and a microphone. Another important thing is having a broadband Internet service although that is not indispensable. In my experience, as long as one of the parties has a broadband Internet connection, you would be able to carry out a conversation successfully.