What is the FASTEST method to learn Standard American Accent?

United States
January 6, 2007 11:04pm CST
If you speak a language whose phoneme is not fitting to English such as Chinese, Korean or Japanese, what would you say is the fastest way to learn American accent. I am aware of doing: 1) Listen CAREFULLY. Do not concentrate on the content, but concentrate on speech delivery manner. 2) Bite my teeth when practicing, because Americans move their lips and jaw less than rest of world. Also, Americans speak through the opening between top and lower teeth, and this opening is narrower than when speaking in other accents. 3) Practice all the time. (However, my aim is to get the maximum change in the shortest amount of time possible.) 4) I study with the CD and manual, "American Accent Training." I am beyond the age of 30. Any and all suggestions are welcome.
2 responses
• Philippines
19 Jan 07
Watch American Movies, TV shows and observe how they speak. They say practice is the best teacher to practice your accent everyday, the best it to talk to someone who always speaks in English.
• Singapore
16 Jan 07
You need to live with Americans and the accent will come naturally.