CWiC Advice for Non-native Speakers of English

Created by a CWiC Advisor

CWiC’s undergraduate Speaking Advisors assist Penn students with public speaking. CWiC welcomes students who want to develop their presentation abilities. Advisors typically focus on organization and visual support like PowerPoint slides, but they can also assist speakers with public speaking anxiety, debate, and delivery.

However, advisors are not language experts and do not focus on language issues. The following resources are better suited to assist speakers who want to work on their English pronunciations, in particular.

English Language Partners

Speakers can practice with Penn students who are native speakers.
https://www.elp.upenn.edu/conversationpartners

Graduate Student Center Ideas

The GSC’s provides several recommendations for international students.
https://gsc.upenn.edu/resources

Spoken English Program at the International House

They offer classes in conversational English.
http://ihousephilly.org/language-classes/english/