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December 18, 2017

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. 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)
  2. Less than 3% of the UK population speaks with an

    RP accent. Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language, 1995
  3. 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
  4. Intelligibility (LFC) Accommodation skills Intercultural awareness Pronunciation Goals in the

    Classroom (and Real Life) 1 2 3 ✨Teacher-friendly resource: https://elfpron.wordpress.com