If you want to improve your speaking and listening skills you need to combine both of them. You can do the following: 1. Get an English book with audio. Choose an easy one. Do this everyday for about 30 minutes. Listen to the tape and follow the passage. Read along, this means you mimic or follow the tape. This will let your ears get used to the accent and tone. 2. Read the book on your own. But, you have to read aloud. So that you can hear your own voice. This will help you recognize if you have some difficulties with pronunciation. 3. You have to practice constantly not just for a week or a month. Don't expect that you will improve right away because each person is different. Some learn much faster than others. 4. Get professional help. You can choose a tutor that is right for your needs. There is no harm in trying. 5. Be patient and confident even if it seems difficult in the beginning.

Well, that's okay, because often when native speakers hear each other they can't understand it either. So find some good examples- clips from movies are good because they are full of dialect, and if you find a clip in Youtube you can share it. Try writing out as much as you can and then ask for help. I like talking about dialect so I'll be happy to help. Once you understand what words are being said and what they mean, you can practice the pronounciation. And dialect is often rich in words and experssions that you can use in general spoken english.

Hi Holako, it is important that you listen to and practise spoken English as often as possible. The following sites seem to be the most recommended by Italki members. Or you can click onto Language partners and Language teachers at the top of this page for help. Good luck. These sites are good for listening and pronunciation practice. http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/
 http://www.elllo.org/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/ http://news.bbc.co.uk/ http://www.usingenglish.com/
 http://www.englishpage.com/
 http://www.tolearnenglish.com/
 http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/headway/
 http://www.flo-joe.co.uk/
 http://wordweb.info/free/