If you are a non native English speaking actor (or singer), you will no doubt want to focus on either an American English (AE) or a British accent (BE) first. You may need to learn them both, but you should start by clearly hearing and being able to produce the contrasting sounds, for example in As, Hs and Rs. Then you can dive into your chosen accent.
Just a few of the accent differences (AE vs BE) are:
- the mid and final position R (usually not spoken in BE)
- the O sound in words like shop and lost
- words like caught and court sound the same in BE. In American English, the sounded R distinguishes them.
- the vowels in the words ferry and fairy sound the same in AE,but different in BE
- the A sound in can’t is flat and rather closed in AE, while it sounds like an open “ah” in BE
- the words pen and pin are almost indistinguishable in AE, but the E in pen is clearly heard in BE
This sort of training is totally personalized and recommended for actors, singers, public speakers, business presenters, business leaders and thought leaders. Contact us about a free intake appointment so you can get started working with your native-speaker trainer.
Course details
| Level | B1 and higher |
| Teacher | Native-Speaker |
| Course | One month |
| Day and time | flex |
| Class hours | 6 |
| Self-study hours | interactive video library training recommended |
| Total study hours | flex |
| Max. participants | 1 |
| Study book | recommended, not included |
| Niveau test: | ✔ |
| Interactieve video: | recommended, not included |
| Location | See our contact page for location options |
Melissa Nguyen
09:55 24 Apr 19
I have private lessons which are tailor made to my learning goals, and I'm very satisfied with the quality of teaching! Highly recommended!
Joanne Schouten
13:47 04 Apr 19
If you want to improve your English skills, the English Center is the place to be. My teacher Daniel was the best, and I am impressed by the personal approach and feedback of the staff. Thank you all for helping me reach my goals.
Francesca Bergamin
07:53 11 Oct 18
Helpful staff, beautiful and cozy location. The course was created by matching my needs and my teacher Esther did an amazing job. Honestly I am sad that the lessons are finished. I do recommend this school.
Isis Caljé
13:36 05 Oct 18
I got great feedback on what I need to focus on to reduce my natural accent and sound more American.
Claire Langenhoff
10:10 06 Feb 18
If you're looking for a place to develop your professional English skills, this is the place to go!
Koen Feya Koen
10:14 22 Jun 16
Great teachers, very nice atmosphere and the founders/owners have a very personal approach into setting you up with the right course and helping you get started!
Mario Derksen
06:56 15 Apr 16
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