Niqab ban at Citizenship Ceremony – Who Makes these Decisions Anyway?
So why is there a niqab ban at citizenship ceremonies in Canada? Most of us would have thought that such decisions are debated and standardized. But that is not necessarily the case. Read on to learn how this niqab ban got made. Ex-immigration minister Jason Kenney...
Muscle Buttons – The Key Physical Elements for Accent Modification
What are muscle buttons? In the following video, pronunciation instructor, Adrian Underhill, talks of the key physical elements which we all need to be able to isolate in order to move from habitual mouth movements to adjusting these movements at will....
Music and Language, Communication and Survival
I often write about the connection between music and language skills. I believe that music plays a huge role in how we develop our communication skills. I have noticed that very few of my accent students have ever studied music which seems to indicate the...