The Chinese language has its own particular sounds and patterns for pronunciation. When a Chinese speaker learns English, these speech patterns may act as a barrier to the pronunciation of English. This results in an accented English, such as the “Chinese accent”.
Chinese speakers tend to have some common difficulties when producing spoken English and if you come from an Chinese speaking background, you may find the following tips useful to help you improve your English pronunciation.
Indian languages have their own particular sounds and patterns for pronunciation. When an Indian speaker learns English, these speech patterns may act as a barrier to the pronunciation of English. This results in an accented English, such as the “Indian accent”.
Indian speakers tend to have some common difficulties when producing spoken English and if you come from an Indian speaking background, you may find the following tips useful to help you improve your English pronunciation.
The Japanese language has its own particular sounds and patterns for pronunciation. When a Japanese speaker learns English, these speech patterns may act as a barrier to the pronunciation of English. This results in an accented English, such as the “Japanese accent”.
Japanese speakers tend to have some common difficulties when producing spoken English and if you come from an Japanese speaking background, you may find the following tips useful to help you improve your English pronunciation.
In today’s work environment many of us are finding ourselves working with different people from different cultures. While this can enrich the working environment, intercultural communication can sometimes create a challenge for those who are unable to interpret and understand other people correctly.
Understanding how cultures vary can help us to make meaningful comparisons, however, there are numerous other factors that can influence our ability to understand each other. Different cultures have different ‘rules’ that influence the way we behave, how we speak, what we value, our concept of time, interpersonal space, and even our interpretation of humour. Each of us interprets each situation through our own cultural ‘lens’.
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