Foreign Accent Reduction and Regional Dialect Reduction Programs
What is Foreign Accent Reduction?
The goal of foreign accent reduction is to help individuals improve their pronunciation of English while retaining the charm of their native accents. Even individuals whose written or spoken English is fluent can benefit from speech that is more understandable. In today's workplace the ability to speak with clear pronunciation is not only desirable, it is essential. If you feel your accent has become a barrier to your business or social communication and professional advancement then you can benefit from the classes offered by Worldwide Speech and Communication.
What is Regional Dialect Reduction?
Regional Dialect Reduction helps individuals with southern, east coast and Midwest dialects speak with a Standard American dialect in business, professional and social settings.
What Can You Expect?
 | An initial interview and tape recording of your speech |
| An individualized learning program based on a phonetic analysis of your speech |
| A set of practice tapes or CD-ROM with training manual containing your personal speech analysis and scripts for recorded practice materials |
| A final tape recorded re-evaluation to measure your success and a self-study program for continuing your improvement at the end of the course. |
| The Institute of language outcome studies indicate an expected improvement of at least 50%. |
***Programs are base on the Compton Pronouncing English as a Second Language Program, developed by Arthur J. Compton, Ph.D., Director of the Institute of Language and Phonology in San Francisco. It is based on more than ten years of research.
Types of Programs
I. SMALL GROUP
13 Week Class:
| Two to five people per class |
| 12 two-hour weekly classes and one private tutoring session |
II. PRIVATE TUTORING
13 Week Individual Tutoring:
| For individuals with strong foreign accents or those who wish to work on specific projects of goals |
| 13 one-hour weekly sessions, flexible scheduling |
7 Week Individual Tutoring:
| For individuals with very mild foreign accents, USA regional dialect or those in need of general speech improvement |
| 7 one-hour weekly classes, flexible scheduling |
Classes are offered in Austin,Texas. For more information and a free speech evaluation, send inquiries to speech@flash.net or call (512) 280-7103.
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