American English Podcast 2023.10.01.0

Learning American English Podcast with English language lessons from Voice of America (VOA) Learning English provides resources for improving English proficiency through vocabulary, listening, and comprehension exercises based on daily VOA news. The program offers news and feature stories, audio, and video content focused on the U.S. and global topics in American English, tailored for intermediate and upper-beginner language learners.

• As It Is: Offers a daily analysis of current affairs in the United States and worldwide.
• What's Trending Today?: Discusses daily social media conversations in the U.S.
• Arts & Culture: Weekly discussions on music, pop culture, society, and life.
• Science & Technology: Reports on scientific and environmental news.
• Words and Their Stories: Explains commonly used idioms and expressions in American English.
• America's Presidents: Details the lives, characteristics, governance styles, and legacies of U.S. presidents.
• Education: Explores educational innovations and trends in the U.S. and globally.
• American Stories: Weekly stories by famous American authors adapted for language learners.

1. Ask a Teacher: Provides a platform to ask questions about English language.
2. Health & Lifestyle: Covers health, medical, and lifestyle news stories in English at a slower pace than regular programming.

The platform also includes sections on grammar usage, personal technology, U.S. history, American life, society issues, as well as interviews with notable individuals across various fields. Additionally, there are TV series such as VOA60 Watch & Learn, Everyday Grammar TV, English in a Minute, News Words, Let's Learn English Levels 1 & 2, and How to Pronounce to assist learners further.

The app offers various features such as audio lessons with transcripts, video content, translation tools, search options, bookmark and download managers, background audio playback modes, day-night display modes, speed controls, online-offline listening modes among others to enhance the learning experience across listening, vocabulary building, grammar comprehension, and speaking proficiency in English.