My first demo session went well. Alex is an amazing professor, and I love his sound-by-sound approach to helping me overcome my pronunciation challenges. I didn’t even notice how my class was over. Time flies with the right person, I can tell! I like 2D Sound Motion he introduced to develop the American Sound! He introduced the Sound [t], and I started to speak this Sound after I saw 2D Sound Motion. I think it will help me understand how to pronounce American sounds more effectively. I also like the learning management platform where all classes are collected in one place.
Most importantly, I will be involved in constant evaluation by doing audio and video assignments. I took some courses before, but nobody actually made any sense to teach you natively. I love that and can’t wait to start. I am very excited to start learning with Alex and achieve my goals!
Professor Alex is an excellent instructor and explained the process of learning. I was evaluated and informed about my problems and the importance of tongue movements to produce the correct sound. The 2D method of learning is amazing and helps to understand the exact tongue movements to produce the correct sounds. I hope that I can start the program as soon as possible. Thanks Professor Alex.
My interaction with Alex started with little doubt and on funny note😀. I was looking for someone who can help me to improve my accent and then I found Alex’s information. When he messaged me I asked him to provide his LinkedIn profile as I wanted to check his background and wanted to make sure I am approaching to a right coach. Alex of course provided all the details. I must say I was impressed with his background. I was more impressed when I talked with him during my demo session. The way he designs the course it shows his immense knowledge in lingual dexterity. I am just hoping at the end of my learning journey with Alex, I will overcome all the obstacles I am having now. Really excited to join Alex’s sessions
I think most immigrants find themself in a position where they do not like how they enunciate words, phrases, or sentences. It happens because we have never tuned our organs to speak in the way natives do. Alex helps, trains, and coaches you with American phonetics, so in a lesson or two, I have started listening to differences and tuning my voice properly. So far, I have more than 8 lessons, and I can say if somebody had taught me this before when I was younger, it would be more valuable than knowing grammar. I am glad to have this journey and am sure I will reach my goal with him. Definitely recommend!
1. You can understand how to pronounce American consonants correctly using the 2D Sound Simulator;
2. You can practice each sound with “phonetic exercises” (at the beginning, middle, and end of words);
3. You can practice speaking them in “sentence practice” & “paragraph practice.”
Use your consonants confidently!
Session 1. American Unvoiced [t] & Voiced [d] Phonemes + Voicing [t̬]
Session 2. American Voiced [r] & Voiced [w] Phonemes
Session 3. American Unvoiced [s] & Voiced [z] Phonemes
Session 4. American Unvoiced [th] & Voiced [t͟h] Phonemes
Session 5. American Unvoiced [ʃ] & Voiced [ʒ] Phonemes
Session 6. American Unvoiced [ʧ] & Voiced [ʤ] Phonemes
Session 7. American Unvoiced [h] Phoneme
Session 8. American Unvoiced [p] & Voiced [b] Phonemes
Session 9. American Unvoiced [f] & Voiced [v] Phonemes
Session 10. American Unvoiced consonant [k] & Voiced consonant [g] Sounds
Session 11. American Lateral Voiced consonant [l] Sound
Session 12. American Voiced consonants [m], [n], & [ŋ] Sonorants
Session 13. Word Endings; ED -ending [t], [d], or [id]
“…I have been working with Dr. Alex Obskov for six and a half months to improve my pronunciation, and I appreciate him for the fantastic job he has done with my accent. I came to the US several years ago, and it was challenging for me to understand people, to speak my mind, and to feel confident in the way I sound. There are eleven sessions that Alex has designed perfectly to target the most important sounds in the American language. I have had a very thick Russian accent, and the manner of speaking was different. Alex has been so patient with me, helping me out to understand the American consonants and vowels, word stress, and intonation patterns. I would say that I often struggle with the feeling of low confidence in my English speaking, but Alex has helped me change my mind completely. Thanks a lot!