3,148 Hours of Study, Research, Trial, and
Experimentation
I've spent countless hours conducting research on the most effective ways to
teach spoken English. It was through this research
that I discovered many American English accent and
pronunciation techniques and strategies that most native American English speakers, and even many English teachers
do not know.
I began leading American accent improvement and pronunciation classes and coaching
people using these methods. I applied the findings I had discovered and tested these concepts and strategies
in my classes with my students. I wanted to prove that these were not just academic ideas, but that they worked for
real people in real-life situations.
The response was fantastic! Student after student told me that the concepts
and strategies I presented were totally new to them.
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My Conversation and
Pronunciation Improved...
"I am really very grateful for your course. I can
tell you that it was very useful for me especially in vowels
pronunciation.
I really thank you a lot for your program, it is
very helpful, and I really hope that you keep up with more courses. I can feel now
that my American English is improved, even my conversation got better. Thanks a lot
again." - S.I., Egypt
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The American accent training my students received in my lessons made them aware of
why their pronunciation was not comprehensible to Americans. Once they understood the reasons why Americans could
not understand them, they were then able to apply specific strategies
and tactics to rapidly improve their American accent and pronunciation.
My training methods are based on my research findings from the
top English pronunciation experts around the world:
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'Just listening and repeating is not
effective - You must learn to break down English sounds and recreate them'
Dr. Helen Fraser, University of New England
Professor Helen Fraser found in her research in Australia that the
“listen & repeat” formula used in many ESL classrooms is not effective. Instead, she found that
students must learn to break down the sounds of English and recreate them. Students must think
about how they make sounds and then apply this thinking to words they encounter when they
speak.
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'You need to understand and name your
pronunciation mistakes'
Dr. Marnie Reed,
Boston University
Professor Marnie Reed
from Boston found that students of spoken English must be able to understand and name their
pronunciation mistakes. Her research found that when students could understand and name their
pronunciation mistakes they were better able to correct them.
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'You need training which balances sounds and
stress and intonation'
Dr. Marianne Celce-Murcia, University of California,
Los Angeles
Professor Marianne Celce Murcia from the United
States found that students studying American English need a balance of both sound lessons and
stress and intonation lessons in order to increase their comprehensibility.
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Now that you know more about methods, let me tell you more about how you too can
get access to this training...
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