Our international community is really brave! We're so glad you're here, crossing cultural and language barriers, and working to learn and grow in ways you probably never thought you would.
We try to have both native and non-native English speakers at as many of our activities as possible, so as to broaden your exposure to different accents and types of expression.
Many people have more trouble with spoken English than with written English. Accents get in the way, both for speaking and for listening. Sometimes it takes a long time to find the right word, which can add more discomfort. Sometimes people use idiomatic expressions that aren't familiar, or syntax that doesn't make sense according to the rules you probably learned in school.
When you get one-on-one or small group coaching from Pastor Spotts, he will introduce you to all the different sounds used in the English language, helping you bring those sounds into your own speech patterns, using a list of approximately a thousand of the most common English words. You can also practice with the idioms we use to express ourselves in modern, American English, sorting out formal and less formal ways of speaking.
While we're at it, we can work with any of the challenges you find in understanding life and culture in this new and exciting place. Help is there, just ask!
We try to have both native and non-native English speakers at as many of our activities as possible, so as to broaden your exposure to different accents and types of expression.
Many people have more trouble with spoken English than with written English. Accents get in the way, both for speaking and for listening. Sometimes it takes a long time to find the right word, which can add more discomfort. Sometimes people use idiomatic expressions that aren't familiar, or syntax that doesn't make sense according to the rules you probably learned in school.
When you get one-on-one or small group coaching from Pastor Spotts, he will introduce you to all the different sounds used in the English language, helping you bring those sounds into your own speech patterns, using a list of approximately a thousand of the most common English words. You can also practice with the idioms we use to express ourselves in modern, American English, sorting out formal and less formal ways of speaking.
While we're at it, we can work with any of the challenges you find in understanding life and culture in this new and exciting place. Help is there, just ask!
