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I am researching the use of SoundCloud to help students raise their TOEFL Speaking scores and I need some research subjects. In return for ratings and feedback on your TOEFL Speaking samples (Tasks 1 & 2), you will be required to participate in research, which may include a survey/questionnaire, an interview, and permission to use your SoundCloud recordings in research papers and presentations.
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If you are trying to learn American English and have little contact with native speakers, I created a website a few years ago just for you. English communication exercises [ www.englishcommunicationexercises.wordpress.com ] contains short videos from native speakers talking about every day topics, such as describe your apartment, compare your family members, or discuss your daily activities. Each video is between 1-2 minutes long and contains a transcription. Similar videos have helped me to improve Portguese pronunciation, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency. In using these videos, I would suggest the following strategies:
1) Listen to the video first without reading the transcription or taking notes. Listen a few times if you have to.
2) Now, listen and take notes. Listen a few times if you have to.
3) Compare your notes with the transcription to see how much you understood.
4) Now listen and read the transcription at the same time.
5) Listen again while reading the transcription trying to imitate the speaker.
6) Note any words or phrases you don't know and post them on italki.
