I'm doing work in a large hospital where there  are employees who speak 
English, but are very hard to understand,  due to their heavy accents. 
 
I have decided to work with one employee who interacts  with visitors and 
patients entering the hospital. He's a very bright man  from Argentina who would 
like to move up the career ladder, but feels that  this thick accent is 
holding him back. It is very difficult to  understand him, even though he 
understands English perfectly.  
 
I told this employee that I wouldn't want him to  fully lose his accent, but 
am willing to help him with certain sounds that will  help him be more clearly 
understood.
 
During my years in adult and workplace education, I have  helped many with 
accent reduction on an informal basis.  However, I've  never had any formal 
training in accent reduction and would appreciate hearing  what others have done 
in terms of working with students and training  trainers.
 
Julie
  
Julie N. Baker
Workforce Skills Development
13805  Shaker Blvd., Suite #4A
Cleveland, Ohio  44120
216-561-1629
jbaker3439 at aol.com



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