American Accent and Pronunciation✔️ In-Depth Knowledge Base✔️ Experienced Professional✔️
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American Accent and Pronunciation✔️ In-Depth Knowledge Base✔️ Experienced Professional✔️
Über mich
Ich als Lehrkraft
Meine Stunden und mein Unterrichtsstil
Lebenslauf und Zeugnisse
Aus USALebt in Cordoba, Argentinien (19:45 UTC-03:00)
Über mich
italki-Lehrkraft seit 4. Nov 2014
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12 years teaching. 8+ years specializing in American Accent Acquisition, Accent Reduction, and Pronunciation.
I know the American Accent inside and out, I love teaching it, and I know exactly how to go about helping you with your accent goals. Whether it be speaking with clarity or acquiring the Standard American Accent.
I don't use one-size-fits-all approaches. They rarely yield results. We work on whatever's impacting your accent the most. Whether it be specific sounds or intonational elements. It's personalized, and gets to the heart of what's making your specific accent sound non-native, or unclear (goal-dependent). I know it works, because I've seen it work.
Ich als Lehrkraft
As a high-quality accent coach and instructor, it's my job to comprehend and process all the little details that go into the vocal production of the American accent; and to provide you with what's most important for the improvement of your own accent. Presenting it all to you in an easily digestible way.
That's essentially what I do.
Meine Stunden und mein Unterrichtsstil
In the first class, I'll listen to your pronunciation as we talk. This is the best way to diagnose what's going on in your accent. That way we know what sounds or intonational elements are having the largest impact on your accent in real conversational settings, rather than as isolated sounds.
We'll make a priority list based on what we find, and go to work on modifying and refining anything that sounds non-native or unclear (depending on your accent goals).
We'll practice your priority sounds/elements within sentences and reading passages, as well as through targeted shadowing of videos.
I provide continual feedback, tips, explanations of vocal tract phenomena, and expertise.
Mein Unterrichtsmaterial
PDF-Datei
Textdokumente
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Videodateien
Hausaufgaben
Zeugnisse
TEFL/TESL/TESOL - Oxford Seminars - 2010
Zertifikat verifiziert
Lehrerfahrung
2017 - Aktuell
Accent & Pronunciation Coachitalki & other platforms
Ausbildung
1997 - 2002
Bachelor - Communications: Visual Media/Minor in HistoryAmerican University
Arbeitserfahrung
2014 - 2015
ESL TeacherFLS International - Boston, USA
2013 - 2014
ESL TeacherFine-Tuned English - Loja/Zamora, Ecuador
Josh is really good at finding clever ways to map my 'French speaker' sounds to a native US accent. For instance, he taught me how to make a short 'i' using the French é sound -- and it simply works! It's amazing :-)
I'm learning a lot of tricks like this from him. I already see real results, and I can speak more confidently at work.
19. Dez. 2025
Max
122 Englisch Unterrichtsstunden
Auswahl der Lehrkraft
If you are looking to reduce your accent and sound like a native English speaker, Josh is outstanding teacher here on italki.
He has learned a lot and he is aware of how your native language patterns affect your English, no matter what country you are from. He is a great communicator and passionate about different accents, languages and how people speak. While you are reading your favorite article or doing pronunciation practice exercises, he can perfectly hear, recognize and find a way to fix every odd sound, incorrect rhythm or a pitch.
I would definetely recomend working with Josh to anyone who's been strugled with pronunciation for a long time, or had already been assumed he sounds quite well enough. You'll discover lots of new and interesting things about how you sound, get fluency and levelup your communication skills in English.
Thank you!
11. März 2023
Tess
2 Englisch Unterrichtsstunden
Josh is very patient and provides feedback on sounds I have problems with. More importantly, he demonstrated how to pronounce them in detail.
5. Dez. 2025
Julia
59 Englisch Unterrichtsstunden
Auswahl der Lehrkraft
I've been taking Josh's accent classes for about a year and a half, and I've noticed that my accent has changed for the better! Josh is a truly professional teacher who applies the most effective methods and tailors his approach to the specific needs of each student, paying attention to their mother tongue and how it affects their pronunciation. Moreover, Josh is friendly, polite, patient, and always finds the best way to explain the nuances of pronouncing certain sounds, even when they're tricky.
21. Juli 2025
Dilum Senevirathne
43 Englisch Unterrichtsstunden
I’ve been doing classes with Josh for a while now, and he’s really helped me improve my accent and pronunciation. He's got a teaching style that just works. For instance, he uses vowel sounds from my native language to help me understand the tricky ones, and it makes everything click a lot faster.
He also knows when to push you and when to slow things down, so you never feel overwhelmed. I’m planning to keep taking lessons with him, and I’d happily recommend Josh to anyone who wants to work on their accent.