Testimonials

"I want you to know, that I was very happy with the classes thus far. I feel like I am walking away with very valuable information that my students will benefit from. Your delivery of the material and your organization of the lessons have been very helpful for me as a teacher."

- M.O.P. Vidya,
Trainer and Founder of Elan,
in Tamil Nadu, India

1) How was I as a teacher?

Joanne Chen is very knowledgable and enthusiastic to teach what she knows. She understands some of the typical problems of the non-native speaker may have thus a student may improve a lot just after several classes. But every students may have his/her own unique problem, he/she may really needs to discuss with Ms. Chen to find out the possible causes together.

2) How has taking my accent reduction course helped you as a non-native speaker?

The course helps a non-native speaker to understand the details of making a native-like English sound, such as the placement of the tongue, the flow of the air, etc. The entry level class also covers and let the student to practice a few concepts of connection of words in one sentence.

Some of the theories or concepts may help students to understand why some pronounciation need to be in a certain way.

3) Would you recommend the course to other non-native speakers?

Definitely.
- E. H.,
An Engineer at a Defense company

 

In another accent reduction course survey, I asked some of my students the following question: "What are the strongest features of this course and of my teaching?"

Here are some of their answers:
"Correct sounding (including tongue/lips/teeth placement)"
"Students can get clarifications/answers from you immediately, also some students may have long existed puzzles in their mind but never had a (right) chance to ask a (right resourceful) person before."
"Immediate feedback from your ears to judge and correct students' sounding."
"You pay close attention of mouth, tongue, and lip positions and give good feedback to correct the sounds. The persistence is highly appreciated."
"Your experience for English as the second language also helps."
"Hearing how you correct other students' problems also help."
"The stretching exercises and presentation style keep the students engaged."
"Textbook is well designed."