Why Can’t You Understand Me: Accent Reduction For Non-Native English Speakers ~ 3-sessions with Margaret Papetti

Have you spoken or studied English for many years but still sometimes have trouble being understood by native English speakers? This class will begin with an overview of common problems non-native speakers have with English such as the sounds of “TH”, “Y and J”, “V and W”, “R and L”, and more. You will learn how to form these sounds by studying how to re-teach your mouth, tongue and teeth to form the correct sounds for common English words. Instructor Margaret Papetti will work with students to reinforce this by reciting poems, tongue twisters, and reading passages with targeted sounds. For non-native English speakers at the intermediate and advanced levels. *Margaret Papetti has an MA in TESOL from Northern Arizona University and has been teaching various levels and skill areas of English to adults for over 20 years. She has taught in Spain, Florida and Atlanta, Georgia.