Listen To The Voice Of Voice Of America!

             Hi everyone. Here I am again. Today I will share a website which I ran into while I was searching for a good website to improve my listening skill in English. The author of this web site is Voice Of America which is an internatioanal brand. VOA launched in 1959. It has been working for more than half a century. Since its foundation it was working on teaching English as Special English. In 2014, its line of products was expanded to include more English teaching materials, and the service became known as Learning English.  

             This website is generally based on world news which includes business, science, U.S. life, popular culture and other topics. There are various online texts, MP3s and podcasts that let people read, listen and learn American English on these topics. Its audio programs and captioned videos are written using vocabulary at the pre-intermediate and intermediate level. The site's programs are read one-third slower than normal English speed so anyone can understand this native speech easily.

                According to the author "VOA Learning English" is appropriate for beginners. It is true that there are some videos including very beginning topics like acquaintance phase. But  it is not enough to consider the site at beginning level. In my opinion, the words and texts in the website are too difficult for beginners' comprehension. As I observed, "VOA Learning English" aims to improve one's level rather than teach English from the beginning. 

                Because of its long-standing background, VOA has a good quality on Learning English brand. It is really a reliable about accuracy of the information and there is no broken link on the website. Thanks to all these positive features of it, not only learners but also teachers can benefit from VOA with the peace of mind. Teachers who don't have any facility to create a natural environment for the students can suggest this website to his/her students. Because the videos on the website are dramatised by experts from real conversations and this makes the colloquial language catchy. 

  

                  There are much more materials which I haven't mentioned about that website. So let's explore more and listen to the voice of Voice Of America all together!