Accent Reduction Classes | English by the Hour

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Who we are…

We work exclusively with non-native speakers of American English. That could mean foreign-born professionals, but it might also be people born in the US of non-native speaking parents from other places. We have numerous clients from all regions of the world. We leverage our linguistic knowledge of how other languages affect your American English expression to help you gain the advantage of clarity, confidence, depth, and connection. Our seasoned coaching staff provides you with opportunities to explore what could work for you in a “safe space” where you can take risks, practice new approaches, and get immediate feedback that can transform your career options dramatically and help you grow personally and professionally.

Offered Services By English by the Hour Internet Coaching in the American Accent Corporate Speech Coaching in the American Accent Corporate Coaching in Executive Presence

Personal Coaching at the Campbell Office Customized Self-Study Programs

Offered Courses by English By the Hour American Accent Acquisition Advanced American Accent Acquisition Delivering a Presentation in American English

Business Conversations Through Role Playing American English in the Workplace

Vocabulary Building Focused Grammar & Writing Skills

American Accent Acquisition American Accent Acquisition Course contains 10 Sessions Learn to Speak with Confidence!

Course Outline: This course starts with a linguistic evaluation based on a verbal diagnosis of free speaking, reading text, and reading a dialogue. Based on the evaluation, key areas of focus are determined (both segmental and suprasegmental) to include: pronunciation of individual vowels and consonants, word stress patterns, and intonation patterns, as well as rhythm, linking, articulation and resonance exercises, and breath work. The intent is to develop an accent as close to a standard regional American accent, characteristic of Midwestern or California speakers.

The three areas of focus include: Pronunciation of individual vowels and consonants: •Learn the International Phonetic Alphabet •Practice articulating both long and short vowels •Learn how to pronounce consonants in all environments: initial, medial, and final •Tongue twisters & articulation exercises •Breath exercises

Word stress patterns: •Rules of both English and foreign-derived words •Dividing words into syllables •Syllable length •Stressed and unstressed syllables •Word form stress shift patterns •Nouns, adjectives & adverbs vs. verbs •Compound nouns Intonation, rhythm, and linking: •Neutral or “unmarked” patterns for statements and questions •Contrastive stress and usage •Content vs. function words •Rhythm and linking •Word clustering/grouping and Powerful Pauses Most importantly: transfer and error correction techniques and exercises to support change!

The course includes a book, a Guide to Speaking American English with Clarity & Confidence and audio & video program, and is customized to address the individual issues of the client.

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Testimonials Rebecca can quickly pinpoint areas of your speech that give you an accent and focus on eliminating or reducing them over the course of 10 weeks. You begin to notice real changes towards the end of the course and can learn to self-correct your speech. Highly recommend.

Nikita Kozlovski Job Title: Founder at Done!

Rebecca’s services are invaluable to business people who speak English as a second language. She has many years of experience in the field of accent reduction. Accent reduction is paramount to success. I would highly recommend Rebecca’s services.

Pirie Jensen Job Title: Risk Management & Financial Services

Contact Us Business Email: info@englishbythehour.com Phone: 408 429-3557

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