When learning American English pronunciation, you need to learn the intonation of the language - how the melody of English goes up and down. In this short video, Dr. Ojakangas explains how to intonate American English sentences to improve your pronunciation and have an American accent. How …
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While Stuck At Home – Learn The American Accent!
In this video, Dr. Ojakangas encourages you to begin an accent coaching program at home, while sheltering in place, during this terrible COVID-19 time. We will get through this - but while at home this is a great time to begin learning American English pronunciation - American vowels, consonants, …
Can You Please Repeat That? (short article written for HR professionals)
I had the privilege of writing a short article for the Human Resources Management Association of Chicago this month. It is a short review of the value of accent coaching for international professionals who speak American English as a second language. Here it is again: How Accent Can …