I still Can’t Speak English

I Still Can’t Speak English
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Case Study 1: Jane
7 Case Study 1: Jane
I found Jane, an adult Chinese English learner (27), on EnglishClub.com. She was recruited via an offer 
I made in an online forum. I offered to give free help to two learners who were frustrated and wanted 
to improve their English speaking skills. The offer was for free course materials and online speaking 
practice in return for agreement to allow me to record and publish everything we did together.
Jane downloaded the MP3 recordings of her conversations and put them on her iPod before listening 
again a few times.
This process of storing the recordings online meant that they were secure yet accessible. It was really like 
building Jane’s own highly personal audio-lingual English course, with her as the star!
All I did on the calls was respond to Jane’s questions and have a pleasant conversation as a fluent English 
speaker would. I did not teach her in the conventional sense and correction only occurred as part of a 
natural desire to establish mutual understanding. I would spell words sometimes and help Jane with her 
pronunciation when it interfered with understanding. We worked blind, using audio only; so I never 
saw Jane’s face.

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