Heather Hansen "Do global leaders need native accents?"

It is estimated that non-native speakers now outnumber native speakers 5:1, yet global leaders still want to ‘speak English like a native’ and ‘develop a native accent’. Is this necessary or even possible? How can we bridge the gap and set obtainable pronunciation goals? In this talk, you’ll learn how to:

• Uncover student wants vs. needs
• Educate students and help tune their ears to global English accents
• Address students’ concerns about their (and your) accents
• Prioritize the most important parts of pronunciation in the classroom
• Become a more confident pronunciation teacher in global settings

Founder of corporate training firm Global Speech Academy, Heather Hansen works with multinational companies globally as a pronunciation and presentation skills coach and trainer. She is creator of the online Pronunciation Mastery Program, founder of the 6-Figure English Teacher Business School, and author/contributing author of 4 books.

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1. with Heather Hansen Global Communication Specialist Do Global Leaders Need Native Accents?
2. There are many different kinds of English
3. Expanding Circle Outer Circle Inner Circle Modern Englishes Inner Circle: UK, USA, Australia Outer Circle: Singapore, India, Philippines Expanding Circle: China, Japan Braj Kachru’s 3 Circles Model (1985)
4. 400 million Native English Speakers 2 BILLION Non-native English Speakers -Crystal 2008
5. Less than 3% of the UK population speaks with an RP accent. Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language, 1995
6. The world’s Englishes are CHANGING COLOMBIA SLOVAKIA
7. What does this mean for Pronunciation?
8. CONNECTION PERFECTION not
9. Get rid of the Barbie Complex
10. Questioning Learner ‘Wants’ • I want to get rid of my accent • I want to sound like you • I want to sound like a native speaker • I want to speak properly
11. Recognizing Learner Values • Respect • Acknowledgment • Belonging • Pride (avoiding embarrassment)
12. Intelligibility (LFC) Accommodation skills Intercultural awareness Pronunciation Goals in the Classroom (and Real Life) 1 2 3 ✨Teacher-friendly resource: https://elfpron.wordpress.com
13. MyEnglishVoice.com (Katy Simpson)
14. 14 TED.com
16. www.GlobalSpeechAcademy.com hh@GlobalSpeechAcademy.com Continue the Conversation…