{"id":1562,"date":"2021-01-24T00:58:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-24T00:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/?p=1562"},"modified":"2021-10-06T13:52:18","modified_gmt":"2021-10-06T13:52:18","slug":"accents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/pronunciation\/accents\/","title":{"rendered":"What If I Don't Have a \"Standard\" Accent?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_80 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/pronunciation\/accents\/#Clarity_%3E_Accent\" >Clarity &gt; Accent<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/pronunciation\/accents\/#Learning_a_%E2%80%9CStandard%E2%80%9D_Accent\" >Learning a \u201cStandard\u201d Accent<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/pronunciation\/accents\/#Learning_a_Neutral_Accent\" >Learning a Neutral Accent<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/pronunciation\/accents\/#%F0%9F%91%8B_Thats_it_for_now\" >\ud83d\udc4b That\u2019s it for now!<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p>Whether it\u2019s South African, Filipino, or \u201cstandard\u201d American, our accents are the local color that we bring to the English language.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But as tutors, some of us may wonder if we should stay loyal to our accent or change it to the accent that students want to learn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Clarity_%3E_Accent\"><\/span>Clarity &gt; Accent<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>If you think your accent may be difficult for students to understand, there\u2019s nothing to lose from adopting a more neutral one. However, rest assured that our students are less concerned about accents than becoming fluent.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, here are some comments (translated) that students left about a tutor who speaks with a noticeable French accent:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/02\/02014442\/French-accent-1.png\" alt=\"Two-star rating from April 19th, 2019: &quot;Not friendly.&quot; \n\nFive-star rating from April 18th, 2019: &quot;She was 7 minutes late, but we still had a good lesson. She is a calm teacher whose English is easy-to-understand. She also has good audio quality. She doesn\u2019t just follow the materials, but asks you some of her own questions and shares her own experiences.&quot;\n\nFour-star rating from April 16th, 2019: &quot;She was an average tutor in the good sense of the word. She speaks very calmly and seems approachable, but kind of gave me the impression that I was boring her.&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-1611\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/02\/02014442\/French-accent-1.png 624w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/02\/02014442\/French-accent-1-300x173.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><figcaption>For privacy reasons, we\u2019ve covered up the names and the comments in the original language.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>As you can see, the two negative comments are about her attitude. The five-star comment says that her English is \u201ceasy-to-understand.\u201d In other words, there are no complaints about her accent!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And here are some comments for another tutor:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"219\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/02\/02014506\/has-an-accent-1.png\" alt=\"One-star rating from April 16th, 2019: &quot;Not punctual. What\u2019s more, he didn\u2019t even seem to feel bad about being late. I don\u2019t recommend his class at all.&quot; \" class=\"wp-image-1612\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/02\/02014506\/has-an-accent-1.png 624w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/02\/02014506\/has-an-accent-1-300x105.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Notice that the comment with the one-star rating was about his attitude. Again, we see that accent is not what matters most. And the comment about him having an accent came with a five-star rating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So at the end of the day, our main goal is to focus on helping students become fluent. If we keep that in mind, we\u2019ll naturally slow down and enunciate more clearly. And if we believe that learning a standard or neutral accent will be of help, well, there\u2019s no harm in doing that as well!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In fact, it\u2019s quite common for language teachers to adopt a \u201cstandard\u201d accent, which leads to our next point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Learning_a_%E2%80%9CStandard%E2%80%9D_Accent\"><\/span>Learning a \u201cStandard\u201d Accent<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s common for teachers of foreign languages to teach using a standard accent.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In fact, this is the case for any language, including the ones our students speak natively. Most Japanese, Korean, and Chinese teachers&nbsp; \u2014 no matter where in their country they\u2019re originally from \u2014 adopt a standard accent in the classroom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Similarly, it\u2019s common for British teachers to use a standard accent known as \u201cReceived Pronunciation\u201d in class, as this was considered the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teachingenglish.org.uk\/article\/received-pronunciation-rp\">proper model<\/a> of the language.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So there\u2019s no shame in using a standard accent! If anything, adjusting our own accent can make us better at teaching pronunciation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And we can always switch back to our original accent with higher-level students who should be learning to understand many different accents anyways. (This practice is a type of \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/codeswitch\/2013\/04\/13\/177126294\/five-reasons-why-people-code-switch\">code-switching<\/a>.\u201d)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Learning_a_Neutral_Accent\"><\/span>Learning a Neutral Accent<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Another option is to learn a \u201cneutral accent.\u201d A neutral accent is an accent that isn\u2019t \u201cstandard\u201d in any country, but is easy to understand for a large number of native speakers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This concept of a \u201cneutral accent\u201d most likely came from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2011\/feb\/09\/india-call-centres-accent-neutralisation\">call center industry<\/a>, where it makes more sense to train workers in a neutral global accent so they can accommodate customers from different parts of the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As tutors, what this means is that rather than trying to learn a standard American or British accent, we can learn features of English pronunciation that are common to most varieties of native English, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/k7sbhJ8Ocbc?t=143\">rhythm<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/67AiVenzMZg?t=216\">melody<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pba8NBGSIGw\">word stress<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/67AiVenzMZg?t=560\">diphthongs<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the exception of those who plan on living in a certain country, most of our students don\u2019t seem to have a preference between American or British English. So having an accent somewhere in between may actually be preferable. In fact, here\u2019s a comment that a student left about a South African tutor\u2019s neutral accent:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"160\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/02\/02014533\/south-african-accent-1.png\" alt=\"Five-star rating from April 3rd, 2019: &quot;She first asked me about my goals for learning English and assured me that she would help me reach those goals. There was no wasted time during the lesson. She also diligently corrected my expressions. South African tutors often have an accent. This tutor\u2019s English was extremely beautiful, like half British English and half American English. I\u2019d like to learn with her again.&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-1613\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/02\/02014533\/south-african-accent-1.png 624w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/02\/02014533\/south-african-accent-1-300x77.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%F0%9F%91%8B_Thats_it_for_now\"><\/span>\ud83d\udc4b That\u2019s it for now!<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>In sum, there\u2019s no need to feel bad about having an accent \u2014 after all, we all have one, and no accent is better than another. However, if you are interested in changing your accent for teaching purposes, know that it is very possible and can also help you relate better to learners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And while we\u2019re on this topic, make sure to check out this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/satocenter\/langnet\/index.html\">website<\/a> dedicated to accents from around the world as well as these videos about various English accents:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=FyyT2jmVPAk\">U.K. accents<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=4NriDTxseog\">U.S. accents<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZnioDeQNlxQ\">Australian accents<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Ixfv8hSasAI\">A New Zealand accent<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Happy tutoring!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whether it\u2019s South African, Filipino, or \u201cstandard\u201d American, our accents are the local color that we bring to the English language. 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