Online English Accent Modification

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Reduce your accent and improve your English pronunciation.

ACE™ Training Online

Improve your English pronunciation with affordable online training lead by an experienced speech language pathologist. 

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Canadian or International

Improve your pronunciation and reduce your accent. Learn more “Canadian” sounding vocabulary and pronunciation patterns, or learn to speak with a more “North American” and slightly less “Canadian” accent.

Course Curriculum

ACE Canadian Version

The Canadian Training Program contains some pronunciation patterns that are unique to Canadian speakers. It also has references and vocabulary specific to Canadian geography, culture and lifestyle. This Training Program is recommended for participants currently living in Canada and for those planning to immigrate to Canada, but it is open to everyone who may be interested.

Module 1 Objectives:

Video Introduction

  1. Introduction
  2. Overview of ACE Training Online
  3. Making Speech Sounds
  4. Stress & Intonation Patterns
  5. IPA Consonants & Vowels
  6. Variables Affecting Pronunciation

Assignment

  1. Making Speech Sounds Exercise
  2. Start a Personal Vocabulary List

Quiz

Module 2 Objectives:

Video Introduction

  1. / θ / Initial voiceless “th”
  2. / θ / Final voiceless “th”
  3. / ð / Initial voiced “th”
  4. / ð / Final voiced “th”
  5. /h/ Initial
  6. Word Stress in Single Words
  7. Word Stress Patterns Exercise

Assignment

  1. / θ / Medial Voiceless “th”
  2. / ð / Medial Voiced “th”
  3. Reading with “th”
  4. Silent /h/ Word List
  5. Start a Personal Vocabulary List.

Quiz

Module 3 Objectives:

Video Introduction

  1. / f / Initial
  2. / f / Final
  3. / v / Initial
  4. / v / Final
  5. /w/ Initial
  6. Schwa Vowel /ə/ (unstress)
  7. Greetings and Goodbyes
  8. Weather

Assignment

  1. /f/ medial
  2. /v/ medial
  3. /w/ medial
  4. Schwa Exercise
  5. Add 25 Words to Personal Vocabulary List.

Quiz

Module 4 Objectives:

Video Introduction

  1. / z / Initial
  2. / z / Final
  3. Regular Plural Word Endings
  4. Present Tense (Third Person Singular)
  5. / i / Vowel
  6. Vowel Contrast Exercise /i/ and /ɪ/
  7. Contrasting Noun-Verb Stress Exercise

Assignment

  1. /z/ Middle of Words
  2. Does “s” say /s/ or /z/?
  3. Reading “s” Word Endings
  4. /i/ Word Endings
  5. Add 25 Words to Personal Vocabulary

Quiz

Module 5 Objectives:

Video Introduction

  1. /b/ Final
  2. /d/ Final
  3. /g/ Final
  4. /ŋ/ “ng” Final
  5. Regular Past Tense Verb Endings
  6. /ɪ/ Vowel
  7. Prefixes and Word Stress
  8. Word Endings and Word Stress

Assignment

1. Final /t/ and /d Voicing Contrast
2. Final /p/ and /b/ Voicing Contrast
3. Contrast Exercise for Nasal Sounds (Final “n” “m” and “ng”)
4. “-tion” Word Ending Practice
5. “ed” Word Ending and Pronunciation Rules
6. Add 25 Words to Personal Vocabulary List.

Quiz

Module 6 Objectives:

Video Introduction

  1. /p/ Initial -aspiration
  2. /p/ Final
  3. /t/ Initial -aspiration
  4. /t/ Final
  5. /k/ Initial -aspiration
  6. /k/ Final
  7. /æ/ Vowel
  8. Vowel Contrast /æ/ and /ε/
  9. Intervocalic Flap /ſ/

Assignment

  1. Initial /p/ and /b/ Contrast
  2. Reading with Aspiration
  3. Word Ending “-ity” using the Intervocalic Flap
  4. Word Endings and the Intervocalic Flap
  5. Add 25 Words to Personal Vocabulary List.

Quiz

Module 7 Objectives:

Video Introduction

  1. /r/ Initial
  2. /br/ Initial Blend
  3. /dr/ Initial Blend
  4. /fr/ Initial Blend
  5. /gr/ Initial Blend
  6. /kr/ Initial Blend
  7. /pr/ Initial Blend
  8. /tr/ Initial Blend
  9. /θr/ Initial Blend
  10. /ε/ Vowel
  11. Vowel Contrast Exercise /ε/ and /ɪ/
  12. Reduced Syllables

Assignment

  1. Extra Practice with Initial /r/
  2. Medial /r/ Blends
  3. Reading-Initial /r/ and /r/ Blends
  4. NATO “Phonetic” Alphabet
  5. Add 25 Words to Personal Vocabulary List.

Quiz

Module 8 Objectives:

Video Introduction

  1. /ʃ/ “sh” Initial
  2. /ʃ/ “sh” Final
  3. /ʧ/ “ch” Initial
  4. /ʧ/ “ch” Final
  5. /ɑ/ Vowel
  6. Vowel Contrast Exercise /ɑ/ and /Λ/
  7. Reduced Sounds

Assignment

  1. /ʃ/ “sh” Middle of Words
  2. /ʧ/ “ch” Middle of Words
  3. Reading with “sh” and “ch”
  4. Reading with Reductions
  5. Add 25 Words to Personal Vocabulary List.

Quiz

Module 9 Objectives:

Video Introduction

  1. /ʤ/ “j” Initial
  2. /ʤ/ “j” Final
  3. /j/ (“y”) Initial
  4. /Λ/ Vowel
  5. /o/ Vowel
  6. Vowel Contrast /o/ and /Λ/
  7. Vowel Contrast /o/ and /α/
  8. Sentence Stress (Content & Function Words)

Assignment

  1. /ʤ/ “j” Middle of Words
  2. /j/ (“y”) Middle of Words
  3. Content & Function Words-Repeated Patterns 1
  4. Content & Function Words-Repeated Patterns 2
  5. Add 25 Words to Personal Vocabulary List.

Quiz

Module 10 Objectives:

Video Introduction

  1. /l/ Initial
  2. /l/ Final
  3. /bl/ Initial Blend
  4. /fl/ Initial Blend
  5. /gl/ Initial Blend
  6. /kl Initial Blend
  7. /ʊ/ Vowel
  8. Vowel Contrast /ʊ/ and /u/
  9. “To have” Reductions

Assignment

  1. /l/ “l” Middle of Words
  2. Reading with Initial, Medial and Final /l/ Blends
  3. Initial /l/ and /r/ Contrasts
  4. Add 25 Words to Personal Vocabulary List

Quiz

Module 11 Objectives:

Video Introduction

  1. /kl/ Initial Blend
  2. /pl/ Initial Blend
  3. /sl/ Initial Blend
  4. Syllabic /l/ Introduction
  5. /bl/Syllabic
  6. /dl/ Syllabic
  7. /e/ Vowel
  8. Linking Introduction
  9. Consonant to Vowel Linking
  10. Vowel to Vowel Linking
  11. “Like Consonant” to “Like Consonant” Linking
  12. Consonant Blending Exercise

Assignment

  1. Linking practice with Sentences
  2. Linking Practice with Reading
  3. Reading with /l/ Blends
  4. Add 25 Words to Personal Vocabulary List.

Quiz

Module 12 Objectives:

Video Introduction

  1. /fl/ Syllabic
  2. /gl/ Syllabic
  3. /kl/ Syllabic
  4. /pl/ Syllabic
  5. /sl/ Syllabic
  6. /vl/ Syllabic
  7. /zl/ Syllabic
  8. Vowel Contrast Exercise /e/ and /ε/
  9. Phrasal Verbs
  10. Pronunciation Note (Phrasal Verbs & Noun Phrases)

Assignment

  1. Stress & Intonation Practice with Podcasts
  2. Reading with Syllabic /l/
  3. Phrasal Verb Practice
  4. Add 25 Words to Personal Vocabulary List.

Quiz

Module 13 Objectives:

Video Introduction

  1. /r/ Coloured Vowels Overview
  2. /ir/
  3. /ɑr/
  4. /or/
  5. /εr/
  6. /ɑɪr/
  7. Question and Statements Intonation Patterns
  8. Rising and Falling Intonation Patterns Exercise

Assignment

  1. /ɑr/ Exercise
  2. /or / Exercise
  3. /εr / Exercise
  4. Reading with /r/ Coloured Vowels
  5. Statements & Yes-No Question Inflection
  6. Add 25 Words to Personal Vocabulary List

Quiz

Module 14 Objectives:

Video Introduction

  1. Introduction to Diphthong Vowels
  2. Canadian Raising
  3. /ɑɪ/
  4. /ɑu/
  5. /oɪ/
  6. Sentence Inflection
  7. Colloquialisms

Assignment

  1. Stress & Intonation with Podcasts
  2. Reading with Diphthongs /ɑɪ/,/ɑu/,/oɪ/
  3. Slang Expressions
  4. Ongoing Personal Vocabulary List
  5. SMART Goals
  6. Develop Personal Pronunciation Plan & Pronunciation Tips

Quiz

ACE™ International Version

The International Training Program was designed to help sound more “North American” and slightly less “Canadian”. This accent is typical of people living along the Pacific northwest coast of Canada and the United States. There are more international references in vocabulary, geography and lifestyle in the course content. This Training Program is intended for people living outside of Canada, but it is open to everyone who may be interested.

Module 1 Objectives:

Video Introduction

  1. Introduction
  2. Overview of ACE Training Online
  3. Making Speech Sounds
  4. Stress & Intonation Patterns
  5. IPA Consonants & Vowels
  6. Variables Affecting Pronunciation

Assignment

  1. Making Speech Sounds Exercise
  2. Start a Personal Vocabulary List

Quiz

Module 2 Objectives:

Video Introduction

  1. / θ / Initial voiceless “th”
  2. / θ / Final voiceless “th”
  3. / ð / Initial voiced “th”
  4. / ð / Final voiced “th”
  5. /h/ Initial
  6. Word Stress in Single Words
  7. Word Stress Patterns Exercise

Assignment

  1. / θ / Medial Voiceless “th”
  2. / ð / Medial Voiced “th”
  3. Reading with “th”
  4. Silent /h/ Word List
  5. Start a Personal Vocabulary List.

Quiz

Module 3 Objectives:

Video Introduction

  1. / f / Initial
  2. / f / Final
  3. / v / Initial
  4. / v / Final
  5. /w/ Initial
  6. Schwa Vowel /ə/ (unstress)
  7. Greetings and Goodbyes
  8. Weather

Assignment

  1. /f/ medial
  2. /v/ medial
  3. /w/ medial
  4. Schwa Exercise
  5. Add 25 Words to Personal Vocabulary List.

Quiz

Module 4 Objectives:

Video Introduction

  1. / z / Initial
  2. / z / Final
  3. Regular Plural Word Endings
  4. Present Tense (Third Person Singular)
  5. / i / Vowel
  6. Vowel Contrast Exercise /i/ and /ɪ/
  7. Contrasting Noun-Verb Stress Exercise

Assignment

  1. /z/ Middle of Words
  2. Does “s” say /s/ or /z/?
  3. Reading “s” Word Endings
  4. /i/ Word Endings
  5. Add 25 Words to Personal Vocabulary

Quiz

Module 5 Objectives:

Video Introduction

  1. /b/ Final
  2. /d/ Final
  3. /g/ Final
  4. /ŋ/ “ng” Final
  5. Regular Past Tense Verb Endings
  6. /ɪ/ Vowel
  7. Prefixes and Word Stress
  8. Word Endings and Word Stress

Assignment

1. Final /t/ and /d Voicing Contrast
2. Final /p/ and /b/ Voicing Contrast
3. Contrast Exercise for Nasal Sounds (Final “n” “m” and “ng”)
4. “-tion” Word Ending Practice
5. “ed” Word Ending and Pronunciation Rules
6. Add 25 Words to Personal Vocabulary List.

Quiz

Module 6 Objectives:

Video Introduction

  1. /p/ Initial -aspiration
  2. /p/ Final
  3. /t/ Initial -aspiration
  4. /t/ Final
  5. /k/ Initial -aspiration
  6. /k/ Final
  7. /æ/ Vowel
  8. Vowel Contrast /æ/ and /ε/
  9. Intervocalic Flap /ſ/

Assignment

  1. Initial /p/ and /b/ Contrast
  2. Reading with Aspiration
  3. Word Ending “-ity” using the Intervocalic Flap
  4. Word Endings and the Intervocalic Flap
  5. Add 25 Words to Personal Vocabulary List.

Quiz

Module 7 Objectives:

Video Introduction

  1. /r/ Initial
  2. /br/ Initial Blend
  3. /dr/ Initial Blend
  4. /fr/ Initial Blend
  5. /gr/ Initial Blend
  6. /kr/ Initial Blend
  7. /pr/ Initial Blend
  8. /tr/ Initial Blend
  9. /θr/ Initial Blend
  10. /ε/ Vowel
  11. Vowel Contrast Exercise /ε/ and /ɪ/
  12. Reduced Syllables

Assignment

  1. Extra Practice with Initial /r/
  2. Medial /r/ Blends
  3. Reading-Initial /r/ and /r/ Blends
  4. NATO “Phonetic” Alphabet
  5. Add 25 Words to Personal Vocabulary List.

Quiz

Module 8 Objectives:

Video Introduction

  1. /ʃ/ “sh” Initial
  2. /ʃ/ “sh” Final
  3. /ʧ/ “ch” Initial
  4. /ʧ/ “ch” Final
  5. /ɑ/ Vowel
  6. Vowel Contrast Exercise /ɑ/ and /Λ/
  7. Reduced Sounds

Assignment

  1. /ʃ/ “sh” Middle of Words
  2. /ʧ/ “ch” Middle of Words
  3. Reading with “sh” and “ch”
  4. Reading with Reductions
  5. Add 25 Words to Personal Vocabulary List.

Quiz

Module 9 Objectives:

Video Introduction

  1. /ʤ/ “j” Initial
  2. /ʤ/ “j” Final
  3. /j/ (“y”) Initial
  4. /Λ/ Vowel
  5. /o/ Vowel
  6. Vowel Contrast /o/ and /Λ/
  7. Vowel Contrast /o/ and /α/
  8. Sentence Stress (Content & Function Words)

Assignment

  1. /ʤ/ “j” Middle of Words
  2. /j/ (“y”) Middle of Words
  3. Content & Function Words-Repeated Patterns 1
  4. Content & Function Words-Repeated Patterns 2
  5. Add 25 Words to Personal Vocabulary List.

Quiz

Module 10 Objectives:

Video Introduction

  1. /l/ Initial
  2. /l/ Final
  3. /bl/ Initial Blend
  4. /fl/ Initial Blend
  5. /gl/ Initial Blend
  6. /kl Initial Blend
  7. /ʊ/ Vowel
  8. Vowel Contrast /ʊ/ and /u/
  9. “To have” Reductions

Assignment

  1. /l/ “l” Middle of Words
  2. Reading with Initial, Medial and Final /l/ Blends
  3. Initial /l/ and /r/ Contrasts
  4. Add 25 Words to Personal Vocabulary List

Quiz

Module 11 Objectives:

Video Introduction

  1. /kl/ Initial Blend
  2. /pl/ Initial Blend
  3. /sl/ Initial Blend
  4. Syllabic /l/ Introduction
  5. /bl/Syllabic
  6. /dl/ Syllabic
  7. /e/ Vowel
  8. Linking Introduction
  9. Consonant to Vowel Linking
  10. Vowel to Vowel Linking
  11. “Like Consonant” to “Like Consonant” Linking
  12. Consonant Blending Exercise

Assignment

  1. Linking practice with Sentences
  2. Linking Practice with Reading
  3. Reading with /l/ Blends
  4. Add 25 Words to Personal Vocabulary List.

Quiz

Module 12 Objectives:

Video Introduction

  1. /fl/ Syllabic
  2. /gl/ Syllabic
  3. /kl/ Syllabic
  4. /pl/ Syllabic
  5. /sl/ Syllabic
  6. /vl/ Syllabic
  7. /zl/ Syllabic
  8. Vowel Contrast Exercise /e/ and /ε/
  9. Phrasal Verbs
  10. Pronunciation Note (Phrasal Verbs & Noun Phrases)

Assignment

  1. Stress & Intonation Practice with Podcasts
  2. Reading with Syllabic /l/
  3. Phrasal Verb Practice
  4. Add 25 Words to Personal Vocabulary List.

Quiz

Module 13 Objectives:

Video Introduction

  1. /r/ Coloured Vowels Overview
  2. /ir/
  3. /ɑr/
  4. /or/
  5. /εr/
  6. /ɑɪr/
  7. Question and Statements Intonation Patterns
  8. Rising and Falling Intonation Patterns Exercise

Assignment

  1. /ɑr/ Exercise
  2. /or / Exercise
  3. /εr / Exercise
  4. Reading with /r/ Coloured Vowels
  5. Statements & Yes-No Question Inflection
  6. Add 25 Words to Personal Vocabulary List

Quiz

Module 14 Objectives:

Video Introduction

  1. Introduction to Diphthong Vowels
  2. Canadian Raising
  3. /ɑɪ/
  4. /ɑu/
  5. /oɪ/
  6. Sentence Inflection
  7. Colloquialisms

Assignment

  1. Stress & Intonation with Podcasts
  2. Reading with Diphthongs /ɑɪ/,/ɑu/,/oɪ/
  3. Slang Expressions
  4. Ongoing Personal Vocabulary List
  5. SMART Goals
  6. Develop Personal Pronunciation Plan & Pronunciation Tips

Quiz

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