EP8. Celebrate your accent！ (提高你的英文发音;爱上你的独特口音)

This episode explains the difference between accent and pronunciation. We talk with a language expert who highlights the importance of embracing our unique accent while also improving pronunciation for better communication.

There are some stereotypes about accents, like thinking the Queen's accent is the best or considering Australian English to be like ‘village English’. These discussions are common among Mandarin speakers.

In this episode, we talk with Howard Manns, a senior lecturer and language expert from Monash University. Howard helps us:

• Understand the importance of our unique accent
• Realise that accents don't stop us from communicating well
• Learn ways to improve our English pronunciation

Vanessa is awarded the title of Language Superstar by SBS Learn English.

^Credits:

^{Sound design and music composition: Bowei Zhu, Yuqi Huang}

This podcast helps Mandarin-speaking immigrants in Australia understand the English language better and feel more motivated to learn. Find previous episodes in the eight-part series your podcast app, such as the SBS Audio app,

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