Accent Reduction Classroom

American English Pronunciation- Why Do You Have an Accent?

Most non-native English speakers have an accent when they speak English but they don’t understand why and they don’t know what steps they can take to change this. In this article I will tell you why you have a an accent when you speak English. Then I will explain four things you must do if you want to reduce your accent.

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American English Pronunciation Tips- Part 1

Do you have problems communicating with American English speaking friends and colleagues? Read this ARTICLE to learn 3 strategies you must know if you want to improve your American English pronunciation!

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American English Pronunciation Tips- Part 2

This is the second in a series of articles that describe accent reduction strategies you can use to improve your American English pronunciation. Here are two more key strategies you can use to reduce your accent.

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American English Pronunciation Tips-Part 3

This is the third in a series of articles that describe accent reduction strategies you can use to improve your American English pronunciation. Here are two more great tips for improving your American accent.

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American English Pronunciation Key Vocabulary

Here are some important vocabulary words you will need to know as you are learning to improve your pronunciation and American English accent. I have added the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) pronunciation next to each word for your reference.

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Syllable Stress in Proper Nouns

In this lesson you will learn the correct American English pronunciation of common names. After this lesson you won't be embarrassed by pronouncing American names incorrectly again!

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Syllable Stress in American English Words

In this lesson I will explain why syllable stress in words is so critical to correct American English pronunciation and I will tell you the rules for using syllable stress correctly when you are speaking.

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Introduction to Sentence Stress and Intonation

In this lesson you will learn how content, function and focus words affect the rhythm of spoken English. You will also learn to use the two most common sentence intonation patterns in American English.

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Accent Reduction Classroom

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American English Pronunciation (Intro)

In this video lesson I will explain why you have an accent when you speak, why Americans don’t understand you and what you can do to improve your American English pronunciation .

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