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The imitation exercise I should be grateful if someone would kindly correct my text! _______________________________________ One can find everywhere on the internet videos and articles about techniques and advices addressed to foreign language learners who wish to reduce their accent when they are speaking another language. Beyond the correct pronunciation of each word which is surely important for learners in order to be understood, there is another aspect that although is not necessary for the comprehension, many learners desire to achieve: the perfect native accent. Getting native accent means to use the same “song” during speaking, that is, to make the same rhythm and nuances as a native produces in a spontaneous way. If one lives abroad in a complete immersion and makes efforts, he may acquire it. But, is it impossible for these who live in their own countries? I do not think so. My main argument bases on the imitators. They can imitate the personality, the voice, the rhythm et cetera. If the language learner uses the imitator’s techniques, perhaps he should gradually create a new “personality” or adapt his. Having realised it, I have been working on my accent through this method. For it, first I chose one native person whose personality and lifestyle are near to mines, secondly, I watch videos trying to notice the speech “song” of this person. Then, I transcript the speech and repeat some sentences in an imitation way. I do not ignore that this exercise is not the most pleasant language practice and it could become a little boring as well as hard, but in my view and by my experience I risk to say that this imitation work is efficient.

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green highlights - omitted, unnecessary word endings/letters, words or phrases

The imitation exercise

I would be grateful if someone would kindly correct my text!
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One can find everywhere on the internet videos and articles about techniques and advices addressed to foreign language learners who wish to reduce their accent when they are speaking another language. Beyond the correct pronunciation of each word, which is surely important for learners in order to be understood, there is another aspect that, although is not necessary for the comprehension, many learners desire to achieve: the perfect native accent. Getting a native accent means using the same “song” during speaking, that is, making the same rhythm and nuances as a native produces in a spontaneous way. If one lives abroad in a completely immersive environment and makes efforts, he may acquire it. But, is it impossible for these who live in their own countries? I do not think so. My main argument is based on the imitators. (impersonators) They can imitate the personality, the voice, the rhythm et cetera of another person. If a language learner uses the imitator’s techniques, perhaps he could/would gradually create a new “personality” or adapt his.
Having realised this, I have been working on my accent through this method. To do this, first I chose one native person whose personality and lifestyle are near mine (whose personality and lifestyle resemble mine). Secondly, I watch videos trying to notice the speech “song” of this person. Then, I transcribe the speech and repeat some sentences in an imitative way. (I transcribe the person's speech and try to imitate his/her speech patterns)
I do not ignore (I realize) that this exercise is not the most pleasant language practice and it could become a little boring as well as hard, but in my view and through/from my experience I will risk saying that this imitation work is efficient.

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