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  • Speech is an extraordinary achievement.

    by annbartholomew

    Speech connects people. But if another person doesn’t understand what you are saying, this can be humiliating and frustrating. The loss of connection hurts. If your accent is the problem, you can learn how to change it.

    March 3, 2015
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  • Why do I have an accent?

    by annbartholomew

    Since we speak automatically, we use our mouths to speak other languages in the same way we speak our native language, the same sound shapes, the same rhythm and tone pattern. This produces our accent.

    March 2, 2015
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  • If I want to change my accent, how do I do it?

    by annbartholomew

    Language is created by the movement of the breath, vocal chords, tongue, jaw and lips. To learn a new set of sounds you must retrain your muscles.

    March 1, 2015
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  • How can awareness and practice change my accent?

    by annbartholomew

    It’s important to become aware of how your mouth moves when you speak. You will need to understand what you want your muscles to do in the new language. Then practice until the moves are natural and automatic.

    March 1, 2015
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  • Confidence and Courage are essential to learning a new language.

    by annbartholomew

    Most of my students have the basics of English. They have the foundations of the language, but not the fluency they want. What they need is to practice thinking in English by speaking, listening, and writing. They want to learn how to use their book learning, not to pass tests, but to communicate.

    February 20, 2015
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  • How can Mimo help?

    by annbartholomew

    American Accent on the Go: The App shows you what happens inside your mouth when you speak American English. This unique app highlights the parts of the mouth and tongue that are active in making sounds and allows you to record your voice to compare with our animated character, Mimo.

    February 16, 2015
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American Accent on the Go: The App

This App is a visual representation of what happens inside your mouth when you speak American English. You can learn the specific American sounds by seeing inside the mouth of our animated character, Mimo. She highlights the important parts of the mouth and tongue that are active in making particular sounds. This is a unique approach to learning the American accent because it is easy to imitate Mimo. You have visual as well as audio cues. The App also offers the ability to record your voice and compare it with Mimo’s.

There are four explanatory videos for the difficult sounds R, L, TH, and the slide vowels (diphthongs). A practice section features every sound in American English including 2-3 simple words using the sound. It also offers the ability to record your voice and compare it with Mimo’s.

How to use this App Instructional Video Example

Because I can see inside Mimo's mouth in the App, it's like looking in a mirror. I can see how to pronounce difficult sounds.

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About Ann

Ann Bartholomew teaches English as a Foreign Language in Boston and the Metrowest suburbs. She developed the App: American Accent on the Go to give students visual and audio cues on pronunciation right from their iPhones and iPads.

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