You will learn how syllable stress can shift when suffixes are added to words like “geography” and “evaluation”. I will also teach you how to pronounce the vowel sounds in these words correctly.

You will get lots of practice listening to and pronouncing the words you learn in sentences and paragraphs.

I’ll also teach you the American English pronunciation of geographic names such as Europe, Asia, North America and Australia.

You will get lots of practice pronouncing popular English names and geographic names using phrases and sentences!

After taking this lesson and doing the homework you won’t be embarrassed by pronouncing American names incorrectly!

I teach you how to pronounce the tapped ‘t’ in numbers such as thirty, forty and fifty. I also show you how to pronounce the voiceless ‘th’ sounds in numbers such as hundredth and thousandth.  

I will show you how to use syllable stress to pronounce numbers the way Americans do. That will help others to understand you more clearly!

You will get lots of practice listening and pronouncing both numbers in sentences and dialogs.

You will learn how to use the 3 types of syllable stress (major, minor, reduced) to improve the rhythm of your American English pronunciation.

I’ll explain how Americans pronounce vowels in stressed and reduced syllables. 

You will learn about the “schwa” vowel sound and how you can reduce your accent by using this important vowel sound in reduced syllables

I will explain why syllable stress in words is so critical to correct American English pronunciation.

I will teach you the rules you must know in order to apply syllable stress correctly when you are pronouncing English words. 

You will get lots of practice listening and pronouncing words, phrases and sentences using major syllable stress. 

You will learn about how to pronounce content, function and focus words in order to improve your American English pronunciation.

You’ll also learn to pronounce sentences using two of the most common American English sentence intonation patterns.

This lesson will really help you to understand how your native language impacts the way you speak English and what you can do to reduce your accent.

In this lesson you will learn the 3 features of consonant articulation. I will teach you the important differences between voiced and voiceless consonants and how voicing affects your accent.

I will also teach you about some of the American English consonant sounds that are the most difficult for students of English to make.

This is a key lesson for understanding how to pronounce consonants in American English!

Well, that’s really just the beginning! In this video lesson you will learn all of the American English vowel sounds-there are more than five.

In this lesson I use interactive charts to show you where each vowel sound is produced in your mouth so that you can improve your American English pronunciation.

I will teach you about the American English vowel sounds that are the most difficult to pronounce.  I will also tell you about the “schwa” vowel sound. This is a sound that you must know if you want to reduce your accent!

Once you understand how to articulate these new and difficult vowel sounds you  your American English pronunciation will really improve!

You will learn why you have an accent when you speak English.

I will tell you why you must learn to syllable stress patterns if you want improve your American English pronunciation.

I will explain how to pronounce English vowels consonants correctly.

I will also teach you  importance of sentence stress & intonation in spoken American English.

Once you understand the basic concepts in this lesson you will be ready to start learning the strategies you can use to improve your American English pronunciation and reduce your accent!