Accent and identity (with Erik Singer)

Join Christian and Matt as they answer listener questions. Today's big question: How many English words should we know to speak fluently? 

Join Christian and Matt as they rank the top five nouns, verbs, and multi-word constructions from a heartfelt poem about a dog. 

Let's take the mystery out of the process of changing an accent. 

An accent is when you use the sounds and rhythms of your first language while speaking English

To learn to speak English like a native speaker you have to learn to hear the difference between ...

In this lesson, I'll be talking about some serious mindset shifts you should make regarding the effects that your native language has on your English accent and pronunciation. We'll talk about reasons why you should and shouldn't focus on achieving a native-like ...

Spencer talks about how her accent has changes over the years and Joel gives students some advice: be proud of your accent!  For a full transcript, interactive quizzes, and vocabulary go to elllo.org and look for #1282.  

Ok so, you've been learning English for quite some time, you overcame the fear of speaking English with natives, yeeey! Should you be worried about your accent? Well, Antonio Banderas is not really worried about it, even Enrique Iglesias is proud of his Latino accent. Having the ...  Show more