I heard that the best way to improve listening is to improve pronunciation.  I saw a youtube video about it.  It was interesting.  I never knew how much pronunciation and listening are connected.  That's why I am really interested in improving my pronunciation. Many people run away from this because they think it is difficult.  I think it is strange to learn a language but not learn proper pronunciation.

Here is the video.  It is in Japanese but it is a good lesson.

世界一解りやすく[なぜ日本人が英語を聞き取れないか！]

There is an interesting app for studying English pronunciation.  It is fun and easy to use.  There are not so many apps that can help with pronunciation.  I want to introduce the app because I think it will help many people get better pronunciation.  The app is new and not many people know it yet.  The first lesson is free.


You can see it here:  http://www.somona.jp


The man who is teaching on the app used to sing with Dreams Come True.  Now he is an announcer at NHK and university professor.