By Universities, American accents

Hmm, can I answer even though I am not a native speaker? I would say "thee eagle" because I learned to pronounce it "thee" before vowel sounds. Words like "university" and "wall" don't really start with a vowel sound, but with "semivowels", I...

First of all, you need some grammar too, because I noticed typical Asian mistakes, or non native constructions anyway.Here's the best tips I can give you:1 - Get a grammar book, and read it, learning the most common structures. "English grammar in use" by Cambridge University Press...

Hi,my English is not good at all, really, but I'm improving. If you want to know how I improved and how I'm improving, then... let's just say I used to read some stuff in Practical English Usage by Michael Swan and English Grammar in Use (Cambridge University Press), but then I stopped relying on...

Hi Nympha, I sent an email to Arvin and Eric a few days ago through this website --- but then I realized that their emails were dated a few months back so I dont know if they'll be reading our emails soon. Unfortunately, accent reduction trainng cannot be done by reading books alone - you'd...

Hi Arvin and Eric: My name is Carol W. I'm currently finishing-up my certification on ESL (teaching English as a Second Language) at Berkeley University, CA. In the past 10 years, I've had a couple of successful businesses that made me travel between the Philippines (and other parts of Asia)...

I have to say that I do think American accent grew upon me when I was an university student, I think American accent sounds great and charming, especially it's quite melodicious and easy to be pronouned. I had spent quite a long time to practise it and I succeeded.

Hi Fenerbahceli During your TOEFL exam, you are given only ONE chance to listen to a conversation. Whether you grasp the conversation or not, you will have to answer the question which comes in the next screen. If you're doing the TOEFL CBT (Computer based test), it is important that you get the...

I'm Egyptian and very interested in English I'm only 16 years and aim to speak English better than Americans. A very praiseworthy aim! However, you should remember that all native speakers of English speak it perfectly and you cannot improve on perfection. I expect you mean that you are looking...

Hi !!! I live in Cuba and I work as a professor of physics in the University. I will begin my Ph.D in a few weeks and I need to increase the level of my english fonetic ´cause my advisor is from Canada. A friend of mine give me as a present of my birthday the five cd´s of American Accent...

Hi All, I have been conducting Neutralized American Accent Training in Makati, Malate, Libis, and Quezon City for the last three months now. I have worked with Korean, Japanese, and Filipino executives, high school teachers, university students, and Filipino professionals. I utilize the book...