Accent Reduction: English Pronunciation Mastery

Learn how to communicate more clearly in English. Accent reduction/accent modification starts with great pronunciation.

Created byAdam Carson

Last updated 6/2017

English

What you'll learn

In this course you will learn how to deconstruct, select and sequence your English speaking learning experience. By then end of this course, you will be able to pronounce every difficult sound and you will have an excellent base for adopting any accent you chose.

Course content

8 sections • 91 lectures • 1h 9m total length

Introduction2:03
The Gameplan11:00

Intro to Sound Discrimination2:02
The purpose of this entire section is for you to discover how well you can hear the difference between a particular pair of sounds. These sounds get often mixed up so it's important to identify those that are more difficult for you and focus on them.
Write down the sounds that you're not sure about for you reference. You'll need it later in the course.
Consonant sounds: B-P0:10
Consonant sounds: D-T0:10
Consonant sounds: CH-J0:12
Consonant sounds: G-K0:09
Consonant sounds: F-V0:12
Consonant sounds: F-TH0:12
Consonant sounds: TH-THD0:12
Consonant sounds: S-Z0:13
Consonant sounds: SH-ZH0:13
Consonant sounds: M-N0:13
Consonant sounds: H-NG0:11
Consonant sounds: L-R0:11
Consonant sounds: W-Y0:10
Vowel sounds: EE-I0:12
Vowel sounds: U-UU0:14
Vowel sounds: EI-IE0:12
Vowel sounds: E-ER0:11
Vowel sounds: IR-OR0:12
Vowel sounds: OY-UE0:10
Vowel sounds: AW-OW0:12
Vowel sounds: A-AE0:10
Vowel sounds: AA-O0:12
Vowel sounds: AI-EA0:13

Warm-up and Intro to Individual Sounds2:46
Warming up
Although the tongue is the most flexible muscle in your body it is still subject to muscle memory, which means breaking old habit and creating new ones can be challenging. Stretching the muscles of your face and mouth as well as your voice intensity before every practice will help you become more aware of this apparatus you're working with.

Sounds
Now it's the time to come back to those sounds you've written down in the previous section. All the sounds from the Sounds Discrimination section are presented here individually. In order to quickly produce your desired sound I recommend:

Watch the animation videos and carefully place your tongue, lips etc. into the correct position.

Slowly vocalize.

Record yourself and compare it to the provided files.

Practice
Common difficulties for different nationalities0:45
Extras-IPA chart2:00
What is the IPA?

IPA stands for 'International Phonetic Alphabet' and it is a system of phonetic notation that has been devised as a standardized representation of the oral language sounds. It is used by linguists, speech-language pathologists, lexicographers, teachers and others.
Consonant sounds: B0:21
Consonant sounds: P0:25
Consonant sounds: T0:23
Consonant sounds: D0:24
Consonant sounds: CH0:23
Consonant sounds: J0:23
Consonant sounds: K0:24
Consonant sounds: G0:25
Consonant sounds: F0:27
Consonant sounds: V0:30
Consonant sounds: TH0:31
Consonant sounds: THD0:29
Consonant sounds: S0:29
Consonant sounds: SH0:30
Consonant sounds: Z0:30
Consonant sounds: ZH0:29
Consonant sounds: M0:25
Consonant sounds: N0:27
Consonant sounds: NG0:28
Consonant sounds: H0:23
Consonant sounds: Y0:26
Consonant sounds: L0:27
Consonant sounds: R0:29
Consonant sounds: W0:28
Vowel sounds: EE0:26
Vowel sounds: I0:25
Vowel sounds: U0:24
Vowel sounds: UU0:24
Vowel sounds: IE0:27
Vowel sounds: EI0:23
Vowel sounds: E0:24
Vowel sounds: ER0:24
Vowel sounds: IR0:21
Vowel sounds: OR0:24
Vowel sounds: UE0:25
Vowel sounds: OY0:22
Vowel sounds: OW0:25
Vowel sounds: AW0:25
Vowel sounds: AE0:23
Vowel sounds: A0:25
Vowel sounds: AA0:27
Vowel sounds: O0:24
Vowel sounds: EA0:26
Vowel sounds: AI0:28
The SCHWA2:28
The 'uh' Sound

The schwa is the most common sound in the English language. It is a neutral vowel sound, the exact quality of which depends on the consonants around it.

About Consonant Clusters2:04
Consonant clusters are fairly common in English. If you're having trouble focus on mastering each consonant sound individually before tackling the cluster itself.

2 most common mistake:

adding vowel sounds

omitting sound
Extras-more consonant clusters1:00
Example cluster: SKR0:11
Example cluster: GL0:11
Example cluster: NTH0:11
Example cluster: MPT0:09
Example cluster: BR0:11

Requirements

Functional knowledge of English; sense of curiosity; leave your doubts behind end dive into it

Description

This Accent Artisan: English Pronunciation Mastery course - is an online English speaking training program that will transform the way you experience language learning - just a few minutes at a time.

Together we will target the sounds that are more difficult for you and tackle them separately and in a context of whole words and sentences. We will turn your hesitation into excitement and doubts into confidence.
These videos & training exercises teach you how to produce all of the sounds of English, approach particularly difficult items and leverage the simplification of a task to achieve great results. They train your ear, tongue, lips etc. to master the physicality of English pronunciation.

You will have the confidence to speak up, present your ideas and fully participate in conversations. Are you ready to take the next step towards your English mastery?

Who this course is for:

This course is designed for people who long for getting into the mind of a native English speaker. Professionals and students who want to improve their spoken English or perhaps want to build up their skill to a point where they can adopt an accent they love.

Accent Reduction: English Pronunciation Mastery

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Intro2 lectures • 13min

Sound Discrimination24 lectures • 6min

Individual Sounds48 lectures • 27min

Consonant clusters7 lectures • 4min

Syllables3 lectures • 8min

Words3 lectures • 8min

Sentences4 lectures • 7min

Conversation0

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