Nicholas Gauci Accent Coach

In this final episode, I recap on the main points covered so far, and explain that there's a lot more material to go through.
*Following this series, I have decided to take on a more casual approach to my online content and carry on via YouTube. So be sure to check out my channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUhpjVWN Kd1rFKyVf5ONw9w…

Another useful clip, highlighting the difference when articulating the /v/ and /w/ sounds, and pointing out the importance of focusing your attention to how a sound *feels* when producing it.
Within Europe, these two sounds are normally tricky for Central and Eastern European natives, including Slavic, German and Hungarian speakers.

One of my favourite videos in the series, this clip covers the dental fricative, or the "TH" sound. It normally requires special attention because it only exists in a few languages across the globe.

The weak, neutral, relaxed Schwa vowel is the most common sound in English. You'll find it in places a non-native speaker may not expect. View this clip to find out!

This clip introduces the weak Schwa sound, and how it can be found in several non-content words - the "grammar" words if you like - that don't carry any meaning in themselves, but are nonetheless necessary to glue a sentence together.

A couple of weeks ago, I highlighted how English is highly non-phonemic. In other words, there are multiple ways that one particular vowel sound can be represented in spelling, which can get very confusing for a non-native speaker, especially if spelling rules in their native tongue are straightforward and highly consistent.

Ep 4: A short clip briefly overviewing the Phonemic Chart for English, and that the vowels are classically divided into three groups - long, short and diphthong.

English is highly non-phonemic, in other words, it is very hard to predict the spelling of a word from its pronunciation. This clip touches upon this. It is in contrast with several other languages that are much more phonemic. Interestingly, a few do not even have a word for "spell" in their vocabulary, such as Italian, where the closest equivalent is to say, "Come si scrive?", which means "How do you write?"

We say we have 5 vowels in our alphabet, but in reality any native speaker is able to produce a lot more. A personal favourite, this clip talks about how any one vowel letter can represent a variety of sounds.

*A stress-timed language* - this first episode in the series talks about how spoken English is characterised by a regular rhythm, and how this connects to content words.

Just a snapshot preview of Episode 1 in my series - talking about the importance of *content words* and their connection with rhythm & intonation in English

My introductory clip to my web series touching upon why English pronunciation can be challenging for non-native speakers.

These are some of the production shots from my upcoming web series about the main challenges of English Pronunciation.
Featuring film producer Somi Arian of Smart Cookie Media, and her cameraman.