I am a certified and licensed Speech-Language Pathologist who specializes in accent modification coaching. I help identify trouble areas in your speech to help you become more understandable when you speak English.
Zeugnisse
Certificate of Clinical Competence - American Speech-Language-Hearing Association - 1993Received in 1993, updated annually
Zertifikat verifiziert
Ausbildung
1984 - 1988
Bachelor - Psychology; Child StudyTufts UniversityElected to Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society 1987
Elected to Psi Chi Psychology Honor Society 1988
Dean's List all 4 years
1990 - 1992
Master - Communication DisordersUniversity of Houston
Arbeitserfahrung
2004 - Aktuell
Accent CoachAccent on Speech - Corvallis, Oregon, USAProvided accent modification coaching to a variety of individuals to improve their communication skills.
Melinda is a great person and the best teacher and she has such a great personality that she makes you feel comfortable at all times even when you don’t know how to say something or pronounce words. After more than 100 lessons with her I can say that she has given me complete confidence to speak english with anyone.
19. Okt. 2021
Jorge
26 Englisch Unterrichtsstunden
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Melinda is an AMAZING teacher, she has been helping me for more than a year to improve my English.
She pays close attention to every small detail and is always prepared with great materials.
15. Mai 2018
Oscar Cheng
139 Englisch Unterrichtsstunden
We first talked about current affairs, then we practiced pronunciation with a work by Dr Seuss. We ended the lesson with a discussion with storywriting and mythologies. Love it!
4. März 2025
Don
52 Englisch Unterrichtsstunden
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Excellent teacher with deep knowledge in accent reduction. In addition, she possesses great personality - enthusiastic, warm n friendly. I think I’ve made a good progress over a year of lessons.
20. Dez. 2019
Oscar Cheng
139 Englisch Unterrichtsstunden
We talked about urban legends first then read a song by Bob Dylan. A very great lesson as usual. Melinda is a very attentive and supportive teacher!
7. März 2025
Oscar Cheng
139 Englisch Unterrichtsstunden
We first discussed the news and then role-played in an absurdist play. It was a very fun and interactive lesson!