Speech Modification American Accent Training

SMART American Accent Training for Native Spanish Speakers

Comprehensive Course focusing on Accent Error patterns for Native Spanish Speakers

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Course curriculum

1. Welcome to Your Course!
  FREE PREVIEW
2. Overview of Accent Patterns for Native Spanish Speakers
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3. What Makes an Accent?
4. Introduction to Accent: Typical Patterns for Spanish Speakers
1. Bonus Video: How Americans say Final T
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2. Lesson 2: Word Stress Carries Meaning (Intonation)
3. Lesson 1: Word Endings (Pronunciation)
1. Lesson 3: Final D (Pronunciation Target)
2. Lesson 4: Small Talk (Intonation Practice)
3. Lesson 5: How to Practice
4. Final D Pronunciation, Small Talk Intonation MP3's
1. Lesson 6: Y and J (Pronunciation)
2. Lesson 7: SH and CH (Pronunciation)
3. Lesson 8: V and B (Pronunciation)
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4. Bonus Lesson for B and V (Vowel vs. Bowel)
5. Y and J, SH and Ch, V and B Pronunciation MP3's
6. Bonus Video: S-Blends
1. Lesson 9: Final Z (Pronunciation Target)
2. Lesson 10: Stress Content Words (Intonation Practice)
3. Lesson 11: Generalization (How to Take Your Skills to the Next Level)
4. Bonus Lesson: Initial Z
5. Final Z Pronunciation MP3's (with bonus initial Z MP3's)
1. Lesson 12: The American R Sound (Pronunciation Target)
2. Lesson 13: Word and Syllable Stress (Intonation and Pronunciation Practice)
3. Lesson 14: Nouns and Verbs (Intonation and Pronunciation)
4. American R Pronunication, Syllable Stress Intonation MP3's
1. Lesson 15: Voiceless Th /θ/ (Pronunciation Target)
2. Lesson 16: Voiced Th /ð/ (Pronunciation Target)
3. Bonus Video: Are you pronouncing the most frequently used word in English correctly?
4. Lesson 17: Repeated Phrase Practice (Pronunication, Intonation and Generalization)
5. American TH Downloads
1. Lesson 18: American Vowel Sounds (Overview)
2. Lesson 19: Vowel /ɪ/ and Vowel /i/ (Pronunciation Target)
3. Lesson 20: Vowel Length (Stressed Words, Syllables, and Before Voiced Consonants) (Pronunciation and Intonation)
4. Vowel /i/ and Vowel /ɪ/ MP3's
5. Bonus Video: Vowel Schwa /ə,ʌ/
1. Lesson 21: Vowel A /æ/ (Pronunciation Target)
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2. Lesson 22: Vowel Eh /ɛ/ (Pronunciation Target)
3. Lesson 23: Vowel Ay /ei/ (Pronunciation Target)
4. Bonus Video: Vowel U /ʊ/
5. Vowel A, Vowel Eh, Vowel Ay Downloads
1. Lesson 24: Consonant Clusters: Past Tense (Pronunciation Target, Skills Integration)
2. Lesson 25: Linking (Skills Integration)
3. Lesson 26: Sentence Level Intonation (Intonation Practice, Skills Integration)
4. Past Tense, Linking Final T MP3's
5. Sentence Level Intonation Practice (Lesson 26 PDF)
1. Lesson 27: "Real Talk" (Integrated Skills, Generalization)
2. Lesson 28: Soft Skills for Professionals - Introducing Yourself, Direct and Indirect Language (Integrated Skills)
3. Lesson 29: Business Idioms (Integrated Skills)
4. Lesson 30: Business and Tech Vocabulary (Integrated Skills, Generalization)
5. Bonus Video: More Real Talk for Everyday Language
6. Course Feedback
7. Business and Tech Word practice, sorted by Pronunciation Targets

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Instructor

Speech Language Pathologist Christine Dunbar

Christine is a nationally certified Speech Language Pathologist with over 30 years experience working with individuals to improve their communication skills. She holds a Masters of Science in Speech and Hearing Sciences from the University of Washington. Christine also teaches via her YouTube Channel, https://www.youtube.com/@SpeechModification

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SMART American Accent Training for Native Spanish Speakers

Course curriculum

Introduction

Chapter 1: Getting Started with Pronunciation and Intonation Targets

Chapter 2: Final D (Pronunciation), Small Talk (Intonation), and How to Practice

Chapter 3: Top Consonant Errors for Native Spanish Speakers: Y and J, SH and CH, V and B

Chapter 4: Final Z (Pronunciation), Stress Content Words (Intonation), and Generalization

Chapter 5: The American R (Pronunciation), Word and Syllable Stress (Intonation and Pronunciation), Nouns and Verbs (Intonation and Pronunciation))

Chapter 6: American TH -voiced and voiceless (Pronunciation), Repeated Phrase Practice (Generalization Skill)

Chapter 7: American Vowel Sounds (Overview Pronunciation Lesson), Vowel /ɪ/ (Pronunciation), Vowel Length (Intonation)

Chapter 8: Top Vowel Differences for Native Spanish Speakers (Vowel A /æ/, Vowel Eh /ɛ/, Vowel Ay /ei/) (Pronunciation)

Chapter 9: Integrating Skills For Real American Speech (Consonant Clusters, Linking and Reduced Sounds, Sentence Level Intonation)

Chapter 10: Next Level Skills ("Real Talk," Soft Skills, Business Idioms, Business and Tech Vocabulary) and Course Feedback

About this course

Pricing options

$19.99

Instructor

Speech Language Pathologist Christine Dunbar