Lecture #3: AMAs & More Live Coaching
In this third free bonus lecture, polyglot Idahosa Ness does an extended AMA (ask me anything) and gives more pronunciation live-coaching to participants. Lecture Timestamps are below.
| Q&A: I can transcribe spoken language, but I don’t know if it’s correct. Is there somewhere I can check? | Link |
| Live Coaching – Nasal Vowels (French) | Link |
| Q&A: “Yo-Yo Chinese”: What do you think about this for learning tones? | Link |
| Q&A: Are there any tools for learning Portugese? | Link |
| Q&A: How can I train myself for more careful listening? | Link |
| Q&A: Studying French & having trouble with French “R” Sounds. | Link |
| Live Coaching – /ɹ/ Alveolar Approximant (English) | Link |
| Q&A: What is the most effective way to train Intonation? | Link |
| Q&A: When attempting a mimic an accent, how important are consonants? | Link |
| Q&A: I can speak the language with a good accent, but I still have trouble hearing it. | Link |
| Q&A: I can understand spoken conversation, but I still struggle in conversations with natives. | Link |
| Q&A: What Chinese songs and lyrics do you recommend? | Link |
| Q&A: I can hear the elemental sounds in others, but I can’t hear the difference when I sound wrong. | Link |
| Live Coaching – /x/ Velar Fricative (Spanish) | Link |
| Q&A: Can you recommend any Phonetics websites? | Link |
| Q&A: I teach languages. Any suggestions on how to better teach pronunciation to my students? | Link |
| Q&A: In spoken French, I struggle with the pronunciation at the ends of words. | Link |
| Q&A: Having some troubles with vowels in French. | Link |
| Q&A: Is there a trick to not remembering to *not* pronounce word endings in French? | Link |
| Q&A: What is “flowverlapping” and how can I apply that to pronunciation training? | Link |