I'm doing work in a large hospital where there  are employees who speak 
English, but are very hard to understand,  due to their heavy accents. 
 
I have decided to work with one employee who works with  visitors and 
patients entering the hospital. He's a very bright man from  Argentina who would like 
to move up the career ladder, but feels that this  thick accent is holding 
him back. It is very difficult to  understand him, even though he understands 
English perfectly.
 
 
I told this employee that I wouldn't want him to  fully lose his accent, but 
am willing to help him with certain sounds that will  help him be more clearly 
understood.
 

During my years in adult and workplace education, I have  helped many with 
accent reduction on an informal basis.  However, I've  never had any formal 
training in that specific area and would appreciate any  information others have 
in that area.  Also, are there training materials  available - both for the 
students and for training the trainer?
 
Thank you ,
Julie

 
 
Julie N. Baker
Workforce Skills Development
13805 Shaker  Blvd., Suite #4A
Cleveland, Ohio  44120
216-561-1629
jbaker3439 at aol.com



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