Do you feel like your English accent is holding you back from achieving your goals? Are you tired of people not understanding you because of your accent? Do you feel like your Russian accent is holding you back from sounding like a native speaker of American English? If so, you're not alone.
Many speakers of Russian struggle with their English pronunciation and accent, which can make it difficult for them to communicate effectively in English. This can be frustrating and even embarrassing, especially in professional settings. But don't worry, there is a solution: the American Accent for Speakers of Russian course
This course is designed specifically for speakers of Russian who want to improve their English pronunciation & accent. The materials are tailored to the unique linguistic and phonetic features of the Russian language, so you can be sure that you're getting the best possible instruction.
Get multiple videos for each of the accent features that make up a Russian accent in English. We also provide exercises and practice materials to help you master each accent feature. By the end of the course, you'll have the knowledge and skills you need to sound like a native speaker of American English.
Tailored for speakers of Russian
Russian speakers have been my biggest group of students ever since I started teaching accent modification many years ago. While teaching my students, I have noticed what work worked and what didn’t work, what features were more stereotypically Russian and what were accented and more subtle. Over the years I’ve created specific materials to help my students with these issues.
Because of this, as well as my many years of phonetic research into Russian and other Slavic languages, I have compiled the lessons together into a course that you can follow yourself for a fraction of the cost of my live training lessons
Examples from Russian
Examples from Russian help you understand English with examples from your native tongue so you can learn faster with knowledge you already have.
Detailed instruction
Detailed videos ensure that you're able to produce the accent features accurately and natively
Annotated articles
Annotate specially-created articles to understand where a sound features occurs, not just how to produce it. Then check your answers against annotated versions.
The benefits of the course go beyond just sounding more native. Improving your English pronunciation and accent can also help you communicate more effectively in professional and personal settings. You'll feel more confident speaking English, which can help you advance in your career or even make new friends
And let's face it, the Russian accent can sometimes sound intimidating and even evoke images of stereotypical baddie in Hollywood films! But with my course, you'll learn how to not sound stereotypically Russian and instead sound like a native speaker of American English. You'll be able to communicate effectively and confidently, without worrying about being misunderstood or judged based on your accent.
Don't let your accent hold you back any longer. Sign up for the American Accent for Speakers of Russian course today and start speaking English with confidence and clarity.
Testimonial from Klim (native Russian speaker)
How I can help you
I’m Adrian, and I’m an accent coach who has been teaching accent modification and pronunciation training for years. I’ve spoken at international language conferences and helped hundreds of students work toward having their dream accent.
Now, I’m taking my linguistic expertise and compiling my lessons & materials into an easy-to-use, comprehensive course, tailored to your linguistic background!
Curriculum
- 1a. Pronunciation vs accent (phonemes vs allophones) (3:15)
- 1b. Challenge 1: English consonants that Russian lacks (0:46)
- 1c. Challenge 2: The many English vowels (1:25)
- 1d. Challenge 3: English has no hard & soft (1:34)
- 1e. Challenge 4: Multiple English stresses (1:40)
- 1f. Challenge 5: English & Russian phonological differences (2:18)
- 2a. About the unit: basic comprehensibility (1:07)
- 2b. /ŋ/: The "ng" in "-ing" (6:13)
- 2c. /θ, ð/: The "th" in "this" & "thing" (6:24)
- 2d. /v, w/: The difference between "wine" & "vine" (10:27)
- 2e. /i, ɪ/: The sounds in "bit" vs "beat" (10:37)
- 2f. /æ/ The vowel in "cat" (basics) (6:37)
- 2g. /ʌ/: The vowel in "up" (3:52)
- 2h. /u, ʊ/: The vowels in "wood" vs "wooed" (5:02)
- 2i. Final /b, d, g/: Don't devoice them! (6:05)
- 4a. About the unit: Subtle Russian sounds (0:37)
- 4b. /ɑ/ The "a" in "father" (5:57)
- 4c. No /ʲi, ʲɪ/: Avoid palatalization pt.2 (4:30)
- 4d. /s/ & /z/: The "s" & "z" sounds (7:01)
- 4e. Flapped /t/: The Ts in "bottle of water" (2:18)
- 4f. /ʃ, ʒ, tʃ, dʒ/: The shibilant sounds (10:00)
- 4g. Connected speech & sentence stress (3:46)
- 4h. Slavic voicing & clipping (11:13)