User Reviews
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Fun and very helpful
Othon Reyes
Spanish-native speaker here. I've lived in the USA for 5 years and I work in an environment that demands good communication skills. Every day I struggle to s...
Read MoreSpanish-native speaker here. I've lived in the USA for 5 years and I work in an environment that demands good communication skills. Every day I struggle to speak and give clear and concise messages, not only that but my peers struggled to understand me. I had very little confidence driving meetings because the audience would lose attention because they couldn't understand me. Fed up of that situation I enrolled to the "American Accent Training for Professionals" course. I didn't know what to expect and I was afraid of speaking. Anyways, first class I was mind blown. Christine, the teacher, not only has a lot of years of experience helping professionals under her belt, she gave a class very dynamic, with a lot of participation between peers and combining theory and practice. During the course she showed us how to progress, what accent patterns of our native language could be getting into the way and how to improve them, how to practice solo and with people. Also the other classmates were very open and social, we were a multicultural class with people from India, China, Mongolia, Russia, Poland and Mexico which it was great because I get to hear different accents. Overall, I would recommend this course for anyone that wants to improve her/his accent. I feel that now I have the tools to improve it.
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An amazing course for non-native speakers
Shadi Peirovi
Thanks to the accent training package by Christine Dunbar, I see a noticeable change in my speech. I have received a complete analysis of my speech and rela...
Read MoreThanks to the accent training package by Christine Dunbar, I see a noticeable change in my speech. I have received a complete analysis of my speech and related video and lessons to correct my errors accordingly. Christine was always available to answer questions and gave me very good advice. I am now more aware of the typical speech patterns of Farsi native speakers, and try to correct myself. I recommend Speech Modification to all non-native speakers of English. Shadi
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Smart American Accent
Nastaran Khodadadegan
She's the best. Arrangements everything . Patient and understanding situation.
She's the best. Arrangements everything . Patient and understanding situation.
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A very satisfy customer!
JuanCarlos Hurtado
The 6 week course was better that what I was expecting. The material was exactly what I need to become a better English Speaker. I learned more about "Americ...
Read MoreThe 6 week course was better that what I was expecting. The material was exactly what I need to become a better English Speaker. I learned more about "American Pronunciation" on this 6 weeks course than the entire time I lived in the USA. Christine really cares about her students and she give you a lot of resources you can use! I definitely will be taking more classes with Christine!
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Great course!
Alejandro Torrealba
Great course!
Great course!
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Course curriculum
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1
Introduction
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2
Week 1: Introduction to Accent Error patterns for Pronunciation (Final Z)
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3
Week 2: Introduction to American English Intonation
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4
Weeks 1 and 2 Generalization: Next Steps for your Initial Pronunciation and Intonation Targets
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5
Week 3: Introduction to American Vowel Sounds
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6
Week 4: American R, Applying Intonation
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7
Weeks 3 and 4 Generalization: Next Steps for Vowels and Intonation
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8
Week 5: American TH and Intonation for Longer Words: Syllable Stress
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9
Week 6: American T, Getting that American Sound
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Bonus Materials: Next Level Skills
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Welcome to Your Course! FREE PREVIEW What Makes an Accent? Overview of Accent Common Patterns for All Languages FREE PREVIEW Overview of Accents - African Dialects Overview of Accent - African American Vernacular English Overview of Accent - Amharic Overview of Accent - Arabic Overview of Accent - Bengali Overview of Accent - Cantonese Overview of Accent - Farsi Overview of Accent - French Overview of Accent - German Overview of Accent - Hebrew Overview of Accent - Hindi Overview of Accent - Indian English Overview of Accent - Japanese Overview of Accent - Korean Overview of Accent - Malayalam Overview of Accent - Mandarin Overview of Accent - Mongolian Overview of Accent - Polish Overview of Accent - Portuguese Overview of Accent - Romanian Overview of Accent - Russian Overview of Accent - Serbian Overview of Accent - Sinhala Overview of Accent - Spanish Overview of Accent- Tagalog Overview of Accent - Telugu Overview of Accent - Thai Overview of Accent - Tigrinya Overview of Accent - Turkish Overview of Accent - Urdu Overview of Accent - Vietnamese -
Lesson 1: Final Z (Pronunciation Target) FREE PREVIEW Lesson 2: Letter S: /s/ or /z/ sound? Lesson 3: Next Steps for Final Z: Plurals Lesson 4: Pronouncing Plurals Worksheet Lesson 5: Quiz: /s/ and /z/ sounds FREE PREVIEW Lesson 5 Quiz Part 2: Letter S Paragraph - Find the /z/ sounds. Lesson 6: Additional Repeated Phrase Practice for Final Z Lesson 7: Using Reading to Practice Pronunciation PDF for Lesson 7: Reading Practice - Final Z Final Z Pronunciation MP3's Final Z word list Recording Tools Voiced and Voiceless Sounds -
Lesson 1: Word Stress Carries Meaning FREE PREVIEW Lesson 2: Small Talk (Intonation Practice) Lesson 3: Stress Content Words (Intonation Practice) Lesson 4: Intonation Target Phrase: How are you? Lesson 5: Which Words to Stress (Interactive Activity) Which Words to Stress (PDF Version) Intonation for Statements and Questions Lesson 6: Using Pitch Bonus Lesson: Using TV to Listen for and Imitate Intonation FREE PREVIEW Using Pitch in Statements Small Talk Intonation MP3's -
Lesson 1: How to Practice Lesson 2: Generalization (How to Take Your Skills to the Next Level) Final D (Pronunciation Target) Vowel Length Before Voiced Consonants (Pronunciation and Intonation) Linking practice for Final Z and Final D Final Voiced Sounds /b,d,g,v,dʒ/ Final Voiced Sounds MP3's -
Lesson 1: American Vowel Sounds (Overview) Lesson 2: Vowel Sounds, Not Vowel Letters (Vowel Anchors) Vowels_ Focus on Sounds, Not Spelling Vowels_ Focus on Sounds Answer Key Lesson 3: Vowel /ɪ/ Find the words with Vowel ɪ Lesson 4: Vowel /i/ Vowel /i/ and Vowel /ɪ/ MP3's Vowel ɪ and Vowel i word lists Vowel ɪ paragraph American English Vowel Sounds (Anchors, Spelling, Common Words) -
Lesson 1: American R FREE PREVIEW Lesson 2: R in the Middle and Ends of Words (Vowel "er") Lesson 3: Retroflex vs. Bunched R American R MP3's Initial R word list vowel er words Lesson 4: Intonation for Statements, Changing Meaning Lesson 5: Introducing Yourself (Applying Intonation) -
Lesson 1: Clear and Reduced Vowel Sounds (How Intonation Affects Pronunication of Vowels) Lesson 2: Stressed Vowel Rules (Spelling) Most common words_ Vowels Vowel Downloads Lesson 3: Vowel Schwa -
Lesson 1: Voiceless Th /θ/ Lesson 2: Voiced Th /ð/ Lesson 3: Intonation for Longer Words: Syllable Stress Lesson 4: Syllable Stress (Interactive Activity) Syllable Stress Sorting Activity (PDF) Lesson 5: Nouns and Verbs: Syllable Stress Patterns Voiceless TH Word List Voiced TH Word List American TH Downloads -
Lesson 1: Initial T Lesson 2: Final T Lesson 3: Medial T Lesson 4: Linking American T Lesson 5: "Real Talk" (How Americans Really Talk in Fluent Speech) American T Word List American T downloads -
Soft Skills for Professionals - Direct and Indirect Language Business and Tech Vocabulary Business and Tech Word practice, sorted by Pronunciation Targets Consonants of American English - IPA, common spelling, sample words The-1200-Most-Frequently-Used-Words 5 Common Pronunciation Mistakes - Check Your Knowledge FREE PREVIEW Course Feedback: Please let us know what you think! 5 Common Errors You Might Be Making FREE PREVIEW
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