ClearSpeak's English pronunciation for CHINESE accents

What you get

Is your first accent of Chinese origin? This course is designed specifically to target your problem sounds. It’s one of the ClearSpeak Time-Online Series tailored for different accent groups.

• You get a complete package for both clear pronunciation and fluent neutral British English accent

• Your tutor is speech pathologist Alison ‘Kimi’ Kimble, an authority in English accent change

• Take the complete 15 Unit course OR study only a few problem sounds

• You’ll find around 14 hours of demo videos and loads of audio exercises along with many support articles

The ClearSpeak Method is a leader in the accent change field. It’s easy to get results with the professional speech pathology techniques.

Your voice coach

Hi

I’m Kimi Kimble, your professional tutor and voice coach for your speech journey.

If unclear speech is holding you back in your studies or career, then a Time-Online course is definitely for you. Our courses are for ‘committed’ students who may have tried other approaches and found they don’t produce a true or lasting result. There are no quick fixes!

Pronunciation and accent change are a skill

Like learning to play the piano, you cannot hope to master these by watching a series of short video clips. It takes much more to be able to think and pronounce fluently at the same time.

The professional ClearSpeak Method

Time-Online courses are based on the ClearSpeak Method developed over 25 years. Used in many universities internationally, professional speech therapy techniques set this course apart from others. It will give you your best shot at achieving a superior result.

Use fun techniques to learn

I’ll be guiding you every step of the way through many hours of masterclass videos and ‘listen-and-repeat’ exercises. You’ll be using lots of intuitive visualisations along with instructions about how to move your mouth into the correct position. Simply ‘telling’ you what to do, and asking you to mimic me, are never enough.

Accent change is not just about learning separate sounds

Whole accent change has three quite different aspects and all are essential:

• FIRST you learn to make each new sound, one at a time.

• SECOND you change the overall holding posture of your mouth as you speak. All your sounds are placed within this posture.

  This method is used by professional mimics to create a consistent and fluent accent. There is no other way. Your mouth must ‘feel’ it is operating quite differently when you change from one accent to another. Most pronunciation courses make no mention of this critical step.

• THIRD you tune in to the speech melody of the English speech flow.

  This is quite different to learning about intonation and stress within individual sentences. The Time-Online texts encourage you to mimic the overall rhythmic melody, regardless of the words or sentences used in your speech flow.

  
  

So, take a look at the outline that follows to learn more. I’ll be delighted to have your company if you decide to join me.

All the best for now!

Your tutor,

Kimi

“The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step”. LAO TZU

How a course works

The course is by self-study online.

In the Start Up Unit you will:

Discover all about English sounds and the ClearSpeak techniques

Decide on your course Plan

• The Typical List of Errors for your accent group has the 15 most common consonant and vowel errors relative to English

• Study the entire List if your aim is overall accent change  OR  Select only a few problem sounds

Then move on to study each sound on your Plan. There is a Sound Kit Unit of study materials for each one.

All 15 Sound Kits have

• A one-hour Masterclass video or a Tutorial video. Kimi demonstrates how real students achieve success with the ClearSpeak techniques.

• A Sound Guide giving you instructions on how to make the sound

• Articles on key issues or challenges in making the sound

• Up to one hour of custom-designed ‘listen and repeat’ audio exercises supported by text with words, phrases, sentences and story text

• A set of Advanced Exercises for problem issues, such as confusion between similar sounds

• A Review Text for evaluating your progress as you learn

• A completion token for each Sound Kit Unit