Video: British Accent: Pronunciation, Not Listening

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Using a British accent is learned through pronunciation. Pronouncing words is more important than listening to them when learning to speak with a British dialect. Learn how to speak with a British accent in this free entertainment video.

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Cai Nov 05, 2011
Elizabeth Bond Thankyou shes awsome!!
Cai Nov 03, 2011
Alex Ojideagu would you be able to post a link with the proper use of the British accent. sorry for my ignorance but when all you hear are people faking their best accent and knowing there are a few different dialects it becomes very difficult to find out which one is the right one.
Alex Aug 31, 2011
I am English, do not listen to this woman. Her accent is terrible, it does not sound like any real English accent. Everything she is saying is totally wrong. Every British person commenting on her videos is telling you she is bad.
Alex Aug 31, 2011
Are you serious? Every British person commenting on her video's is telling you that she is TERRIBLE. I am English. Listen to what we are saying. Her accent is awful and does not sound English at all. She has no clue what she is talking about.
gsgolu1 Aug 20, 2011
nice

Video Transcript

Now let me talk first about a big misconception about learning a dialect. Many people think that you can learn a dialect simply by hearing it. And it's actually a very very small percentage of people who can pick up a dialect by hearing it. The rest of us have to learn it in a different way. And pronunciation is one of the major elements of learning a dialect. And when I'm talking about pronunciation I'm talking about articulation of words and pronouncing words a certain way. But that is not enough. There are other steps that have to be followed beyond pronunciation. And I want to talk about those now. But if you're trying to learn a dialect, you know, maybe you've got a friend who speaks a British dialect or you've got a, you know, you're going over to Ireland or wherever it is and you're around the people and just start talking with a dialect, kind of like Madonna does. That's not authentic and that will not be consistent enough. So I'm actually going to ask you from this point forward to not listen to anything. This should not be about listening. This is going to be about something else, a different way of learning rather than listening

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British Accent: Pronunciation, Not Listening

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