In the Pronunciation 1 (Accent Reduction 1) class, we identify every sound of American English. We teach you about common (and not-so-common) problems and offer solutions to help you break life-long speech habits. We help you understand the way Americans actually talk. We help you improve that ever-difficult r sound, and study all the vowels in English, teaching you to perceive them, then speak them. Even most Americans don't realize that we have FOUR different sounds we say (or don't say) to represent the t sound. We provide LOTS of practice activities (with over 5000 audio files) to help you drill these new habits into your everyday speech.

Then we give you the tools to sort out syllable stress that you have been wondering about for so long. Yes, there are actually rules to it. Sure, there are a lot of them, but it is a place to start!

American English pronunciation is a complicated matter, and this 6-week class helps sort through it all and finally end the confusion. It is a long process to change speech habits, and we are there to help you through it.

One-on-one also available