"Bee" <in.my.bonnet@Shangri-La.com> wrote in message
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> "Richard" <superrickynospamhereplease@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
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> >I am a French Canadian. I speak fluentyl English but I would like to
> > lose my accent. Is there a good course on English pronunciation? I am
> > looking for a course on a CD or an inexpensive course online..
> >
>
> May I suggest listening to well spoken English from, say, the BBC.
Um, ALL mothertongue is "well spoken" unless someone has a speech
disorder... I think teaching RP to anyone who isn't upper middle class, from
the South East of England is a mistake! Chiefly, because it is usually most
difficult variant to master. Sencondly, because it is a social class accent,
and therefore wholly inappropriate for about 97% of the UK's population...
I think they listening and recording execises are a great idea, but think
they shouldn't narrow their exposure. If he is French Canadian, I assume
exposing himself to and scrutinisting Canadian English would be the most
logical step?
And,
> even more importantly, use a recorder to practise your new found skill.
> Play the recording back and be unashamedly critical with yourself.
> Practise, practise and practise. If you are lucky enough to have some
> evening classes, take the opportunity to make friends with those who speak
> good English. Once again, practise is the key.
>
> Please, do yourself a favour, now that you have decided to spend some time
> and effort on this, learn to speak the international standard English,
with
> no accent. When you have achieved that, then you can claim to be educated
> and cultured.
>
> There are people who would disagree with what I said here. Who cares?
Look
> around you and you will see I am right.
>
> --
> Bee.
> (I have found my Shangri-La, at the moment, in ntlworld.)
>
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