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Improve Your American English Pronunciation with an Accent Assessment

Spoken English can be mysterious. Since English is not a phonetic language there is not always a one-on-one relationship between the letters in the English alphabet and spoken sounds. The written and spoken language don’t always seem to work together very well! This can cause problems when you want to pronounce English words from a text!

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Babies Who Hear Foreign Speech Learn Languages Faster

Speaking different languages to babies in their early lives can be crucial in helping them learn new languages later in life. Dr Nina Kazanina, an expert in linguistic psychology at Bristol University has found that- “By six months an infant can only recognise vowels from its native language, and within another two or three months

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Foreign Accent Syndrome Victims Speak with a New Accent

There have been many stories in the news lately about Foreign Accent Syndrome. Foreign Accent Syndrome is when someone suddenly and involuntarily begins speaking with a new and foreign accent. This sometimes occurs after a stroke or head injury and it can be upsetting to the victim’s identity. Click below to see the video of

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