How to improve my accent of english.
I am chinese ,i have learned english many years ,when i talked to my foreigner friends ,they said my accent was the same as chinese ,not trationdal english .But the lucky is they can understand my meanings .my problem is how should i correct my pronouncation ,and make it sounds like the native english speakers .Please give me some tips .
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Great question, Celina. English and Mandarin have little in common phonetically, so of course it can be a challenge. I like Ahmed's suggestion, and I'll add that *listening* is of primary importance. You need to listen to material that is of interest to you, of an appropriate length for your attention span, and of a level where you understand enough to maintain your concentration and receive appropriate intellectual stimulation. On-line, you might try the BBC for British English, or VOA for American English. Lots of my students enjoy TED talks. The VOA site has transcripts (at least on the learning English pages) which you can use *after* you've listened -- to practice reading out loud and copying the pronunciation as closely as you can.
Without hearing you speak (or at least knowing some more details about your experience), it's impossible to guess what you need to work on -- phonemes, word stress, sentence stress, intonation, etc. You might try the book "Clear Speech" -- it's from Cambridge University Press, comes with an audio CD, and is relatively easy to find at bookstores.
Good luck, Celina, and feel free to let me know how your pronunciation practice is progressing.
-- Phil
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@Esteban ,the problem is Youtube was fordidden here ,i can't come to that website
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Look up Cheryl Posey on Youtube. There is a series of videos that might help.
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@Ahmed oh ,if possible we can exchange the learning experience
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i had same problem as you, my native language is Arabic. You have to practice more english, that's how i overcame the problem !
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