BBC English English

In addition to their excellent general ESL Learning English pages, the BBC offers a specialized page devoted to reducing your accent in English.  There are four major components to the page:

• The Sounds Of English: Teaches the sounds of English phonology, provides samples, and gives practice exercises.
• The Features of English: Explains the peculiarities of English phonology that distinguish it from that of other languages.
• Quizzes: Tests the taker’s ability to understand the sounds, phonemic symbols, spelling, and pronunciation of English.
• Programmes: Presents a three-part radio series on pronunciation that the BBC aired in 2005.

Taken together, this site provides an excellent general introduction to accent reduction as well as a lot of excellent sample materials that can be used for reference or in exercises with students.

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Matthew Tschoegl

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Through his experience teaching ESL, as well as his efforts to learn foreign languages, Matt has developed a strong knowledge base in accent reduction. He created The Accent Lab to help students and teachers find great accent reduction information and resources. To get in touch, check out his Facebook page, follow him on Twitter, add him on Google+, or email him from the Contact page.

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