Tuesday, March 18, 2008

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, EspaƱa, 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

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