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ASE is a spoken language instruction method which teaches English by equally and simultaneously stimulating the mind, the muscles of the mouth, and the feedback mechanism of hearing. |
In keeping with our current understanding of the essential elements of human speech, ASE (Accelerated Spoken English) was designed to teach spoken English by equally and simultaneously stimulating the mind, the muscles of the mouth, and the feedback mechanism of hearing. This can only be accomplished while the student is speaking English.
Furthermore, not only must the student speak English, but everything the student says must be grammatically correct. Therefore, ASE developed audio exercises which assure that the student uses only grammatically correct sentences during the entire instruction time.
The demands of the two paragraphs above seem like an impossibility. This is especially true when one considers that a well-developed language course should include enough instruction material for nine months of study. (For a more complete discussion of the three processes in human speech and the zero tolerance for grammatical and pronunciation mistakes, see the accompanying article, A technical comparison of Spoken English Learned Quickly and ESL courses.)
Yet, this "impossible task" is exactly what has been accomplished in this course. Spoken English Learned Quickly contains enough recorded audio lesson material for two hours of study a day, five days a week for nine months. It is why our students learn to speak English at twice the hour-for-hour rate of ESL students. It also explains the phenomenal growth of this course as students around the world download Spoken English Learned Quickly in extremely high volume.
ASE carefully considered the necessary elements of human speech which must be incorporated into a successful language study course. Then, both the exercises and the audio recordings were designed to accommodate these elements. The result is the Spoken English Learned Quickly ASE course.
Even the name Spoken English Learned Quickly suggests that its design objective is spoken English. In contrast, the name ESL (English as a Second Language) is not precise in its implied objective. As too many students have discovered with ESL instruction, English as a written language may also be called a "second" language. But that is not what our students want. They want to learn English as a spoken language.
Why ESL doesn't work (very well).
A technical comparison of Spoken English Learned Quickly and ESL.
Grammar and writing in spoken language study.
Can beginning and advanced students use the same lessons?
Socialization versus language instruction.
