by Judy Ravin | Oct 13, 2012 | Accent Modification, American Accent, American Accent Training, American Pronunciation, British Accent, British English, Dialect, Globalization
Great Britain and America: “Two Countries Separated by a Common Language” -Oscar Wilde Last month I spoke at the 2012 NATO eLearning Conference where delegates from member nations discussed ‘best practices’ for online learning. My presentation, “Delivering Training to...
by Judy Ravin | Apr 21, 2012 | Accent Modification, Communication Skills, Corporate Training, Human Resources, Professional Development Training
The Accent Reduction Institute’s mission statement is a little deceiving. It states, Eliminating Language Barriers While Helping People Maintain Their Unique Cultural Identity. While this certainly isn’t untrue, it doesn’t tell the whole story. Our...
by Judy Ravin | Apr 21, 2012 | Accent Modification, Accent Reduction, American Accent Training, American Pronunciation, English Spelling, Phonetic Language
I heard a delightful interview on NPR last week with Jeff Deck and Benjamin Herse, founders of the Typo Eradication Advancement League (TEAL). Deck and Herse explained that typos are often caused by the discrepancies between the way English words are spelled and the...
by Judy Ravin | Apr 18, 2012 | Accent Acquisition, Accent Modification, Accent Neutralization, Accent Reduction, American Accent Training
Twenty-four years ago, as an American student participating in a Junior Year Abroad program in Paris, I was inundated with the phrase, “Quoi? Qu’est-ce que tu as dis?” That’s French for, “What? What did you say?” It was then and...
