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Spring Cleaning
Time for something new - Applying a cycle approach with cycle 1 being a "quick start," cycle 2 focuses on the higher-level aspects of American English…
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Christi Barb, PhD
Summer Online Group Instruction
What will you sound like in three months? - This is a 3-month summer program on Zoom that meets in May-June-July as a small (10 people max) group. We’ll…
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Christi Barb, PhD
Pronunciation of Suffixes "-sion, -ssion, -tion"
How to know when the suffixes “-sion” and “-tion” are pronounced with a voiceless “sh” as “shin” /ʃɪn/ (or /ʃən/) or a voiced “zh” as “zhin” /ʒɪn/ (or…
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Christi Barb, PhD
Back to the Book
The first 10 chapters of my book are all about the what, who, why, and how: What is accent modification? What is my approach based on? Who is it for…
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Christi Barb, PhD
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Did You Hear That?
Practicing listening skills in daily life | There are two kinds of listening, listening for what was said and listening for how something was said. You…
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Christi Barb, PhD
Any Time is Practice Time
Practice your English speaking skills in daily life - Keep your practice time short and simple. You don’t have to set aside 30 minutes from your usual…
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Christi Barb, PhD
Top 20 Most Requested Words to Pronounce in 2023
In my American English Pronunciation Q&A Meetup group, I ask people what words they want to practice so these words have all been requested by people…
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Christi Barb, PhD
Adastra Speech - Thinking About Speaking
Adastra Speech - Thinking About Speaking
I'm thinking about how to help non-native speakers of English reach their goals of improving their spoken English skills. Some posts are lessons, some are about communication skills, and some are updates about my projects for my coaching business.

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