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Nowadays English in Taiwan has become an indispensable skill, whether one wants to find a satisfying job or to travel around the world. Of course, there are many ways to learn English in Taiwan, however, listening to I.C.R.T. is one of the most convenient and economical ways. Listening to news bulletins, broadcasts and discussions as well as the English words of popular songs on I.C.R.T. can help us improve our listening comprehension.

I.C.R.T. offers an orderly and effective method to practice listening ability. For instance, a beginner can try to listen to the weather reports and commercials on I.C.R.T. instead of paying a lot of money to buy tapes recorded with a very slow speed. As a result, one can have many opportunities to listen to native speakers' English at ordinary speed and thus make remarkable progress in a short time. Secondly, one can attempt to listen to special discussions attended by experts and news broadcasts. In this way, one can also learn colloquial expressions and jargon besides practicing listening ability.

I.C.R.T. prepares various features of music at different times for a large audience. The types of music include are written in simple, colloquial English, people can learn English by listening to words of the songs. In addition, people can request the playing of their favorite songs by telephone or postcard, so they can listen to songs they want to learn.

Many people listen to the radio as an amusement, but radio broadcasts can also be a tool for language learning. I.C.R.T. can be a valuable resource for English language learning because one can listen not only to news, weather reports and discussions on current events, but also to English language songs.