Received Pronunciation: Student Correction Course
Individuals face unique challenges influenced by factors such as their linguistic background and environmental exposure to English. With this in mind, I created The Student Correction Course.
Participants from various linguistic backgrounds take up the challenge of mastering the RP accent. What changes can we make to help them achieve this?
The Premise
Individuals face unique challenges influenced by their native environment and linguistic history. In this course, we move beyond theory and step into the studio. We start by reviewing the fundamental machinery of speech: The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) and the Vowel Sound Chart. These are the tools we will use to analyze, diagnose, and reconstruct the accent.
The Cast
In the subsequent chapters, we follow the journey of eight diverse students—Agata, Tatjana, Kat, Magali, Francesco, Jenna, Kelsea, and Ayumu—as they attempt to master the RP accent.
The Process
Watch the process unfold in real-time. From simple articulation drills to complex tongue twisters, each participant faces specific hurdles. Observe each student as we identify their weaknesses and fine-tune their pronunciation. As the course progresses, you won’t just learn the theory—you will observe the tangible improvements made by each student.
The Preparation
Before filming, each participant underwent training in the International Phonetic Alphabet and the Vowel Sound Chart. They arrived ready to work, allowing us to focus entirely on the correction.
Watch the Transformation
Want to see exactly what adjustments are required to achieve a RP accent? This course is ideal for those who want to see the corrections applied in the real world.
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Meet the Students
Tatiana
Tatjana Anders is a successful actress and writer known for her award-winning short film Your Reality, as well as for acting opposite Emma Thompson in The Children Act. She also runs a loose leaf tea subscription company called teapro.co.uk.
Tatjana was born in Ukraine and moved to Germany with her parents at the age of 10. She considers both Russian and German her mother tongue. She has been living in the UK since 2011 and feels that perfecting her British accent will open up more opportunities for her acting career.
Kat
Kat Weilenmann is a musical theatre performer, trained at Italia Conti Academy of Arts in London. She was born in Switzerland where she learned English, French and Spanish and started working as a private language tutor, teaching her mother tongues German and Swiss.
Kat moved to the UK three years ago to pursue her passion for singing, acting and dance and now aims to perfect her British Accent in order to be more versatile and castable in the performing arts industry.
Magali
Magali Burta is an actress originally from Argentina. She studied at drama school in Argentina and also in New Zealand while living there for several years.
Magali’s struggle with English is that her pronunciation makes it sometimes difficult for people to understand her. She would love to learn Received Pronunciation to be able to get more roles as an actress.
Kelsea
Kelsea is a communications and marketing professional with a background in international development. She has recently begun pursuing acting opportunities as a side project and is currently focusing on her training.
Kelsea is originally from the US and her native accent/language is American English. She has lived in Virginia, Washington, DC, New York, and New Jersey, and has lived in Cambridge, England, since early 2020. She hopes that perfecting her RP accent will afford her many more opportunities in the acting world.
Jenna
Jenna is an American actress from California. She has appeared as an actress in several independent UK and Bollywood movies and recently danced in a music video that has over 20 million views on YouTube. She loves working on period productions and aims to master an RP accent for future speaking roles.
Ayumu
Ayumu is a student from Japan currently living in London and seeking to improve his English pronunciation to be better understood by others.