problems of english learners

[arabica]

Could you tell me what difficulties an english learner faces when learning english?..

many thanxs!

[konungursvia]

One of the biggest is our unclear pronunciation. Unless a vowel is in a key or stressed syllable, we simplify its quality -- we don't pronounce its full value -- and say /ə/ instead. This makes us hard to understand for non natives, and makes our words hard to pronounce correctly as well.

Example: AE pronunciation of "international":

[I nər næʃ ə nəl]

[mad1982]

I also think that both tenses and modal verbs can be quite challenging for learners of English.

And spelling as well.

M.