Unlock Clear Communication: American English Pronunciation

A number of words in English contain vowels that Americans do not pronounce, such as the letters between "t" and "n in words like "mountain" and "button." This lecture dives into the mechanics of how to drop those vowel sounds. 

Many Koreans have a tendency to add vowel sounds after and between consonants. This lecture looks and how to change that habit.

The "th" sound is prevalent in many, many English words, but they tend to be replaced by "d" and "t" sounds by Korean speakers. This lecture stresses the importance of how and why to make this change.

Similar to the "th" sound, the tendency with letters that contain "v" and "f" is to replace them with "b" and "p" sounds. For example, the word "achieve" might be pronounced "achiebe." There's a simple change anyone can make to fix this habit.

Learning how to teach your mouth to anticipate shapes and movements is the key to speaking clearly. This lecture breaks down exactly how to start thinking about and practicing anticipation techniques.

Vowel sounds that are not native to Korean speech can be incredibly challenging to conquer. This lecture shows you how to make small changes to the shape of your lips to improve tremendously.

The English language contains many words that contain an "invisible w," or in other words a "w" sound that is not part of the spelling of the word. These words are easy to pronounce in the classroom but much harder to remember to pronounce in conversation. This lecture provides simple tips to learn how to incorporate these changes into everyday speech.

Here, learn when and how to make subtle changes to your lips to sound incredibly natural. As an extension of the last class, this lecture focuses on words where there is an almost imperceptible "w" sound within vowels.