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What exactly is in your accent materials?
Our dialect training materials contain written guidance and tons of sound files, all playable online from your computer, tablet, or phone. The written material describes how to do the accent. Each one is divided into separate sections under the headings:
I. History and Social Context, II. Sound Placement, III. Intonation Pattern, IV. Helpful Hints, V. Sound Substitutions, VI. Alternate Pronunciations, and VII. Additional Practice Material. The “additional material” includes listings of plays that require the accent and a list of films, TV shows and other recordings that might serve as additional listening samples.
There are always at least two volumes of materials, and sometimes over 20. The first volume includes recordings of Jim and others leading you through the written information. The largest portion of this will lead you through the specific sounds required to speak with that accent, leaving you time to repeat after the coach saying key words and practice sentences containing each sound. You'll also have a practice monologue, and another chance at running through the practice sentences.
The rest of the volumes are recordings of real people—native speakers of the accent you’re studying. You’ll hear a list of words and a paragraph that most of them read (this is included in the text), and then the next sound file will be that person in casual conversation, including a transcript of the conversation. The number of sound files & volumes will vary from one dialect to the next, but each set is listed in the description of the specific accent.
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