Apr 29, 2020 | accent reduction, online classes
Accent Reduction for Chinese Speaker This small group class is for Chinese speakers who want to be more understandable and more fluent in their speech. Taught by CAL Learning president Lauren Supraner, who has been helping Chinese professionals improve their speaking...
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Jan 9, 2020 | accent reduction
Stress is extremely important in English. Using the wrong stress can make it difficult, or impossible, for native speakers to understand you. While it takes time and effort to master stress patterns, here are 3 word stress patterns that are easy to learn and use....
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Aug 7, 2019 | accent reduction
Schwa /ə/ The schwa is the most common vowel sound in American English and can be made with any vowel. The schwa is a vowel sound in an unstressed syllable. It is key to both word and sentence stress. How to make this sound This vowel sound is short and quick. It...
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Apr 1, 2019 | accent reduction, cross cultural communication, Language, presentation skills
When speaking in English, Chinese speakers usually pronounce each word, and often each syllable, separately and with equal stress. English speakers use linking to run words together to sound fluid. They do not speak word by word. Rules for linking are formed by...
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Apr 7, 2016 | accent reduction, Asian culture, Business
South East Asia covers many cultures and many languages. This includes India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka and others. While each are unique, they also share common threads. Speakers of South East Asian languages often share common pronunciation errors when...
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