Your American accent: Is it enhanced or hindered?

As a non-native English native, you may be worried about your American accent. Do you try to practice American pronunciation every day, or do you find that you spend a lot of time practicing with others in the same background or country? It's a gratifying thing to be able to spend many of the same struggles and adjustments with others, isn't it?

But you may not find many other people whose life goals look the same as yours, because you have something unique that can provide something that no one else in the world has.

Have you stopped to think about this problem?

I believe where you were born and what language or language you learned to be part of your life. You have a series of life experiences, and no one else can prepare for what you are doing now. You play a very important role here, I don't believe you came here by chance.

You can never change where you were born, or how you grew up, and you will probably have to work hard to learn how to understand and speak English. You may have spent a few years talking English, but you still have a sigh of relief. Especially if you are learning English as an older student or adult, your accent may be in your life to a certain extent. So you should take your accent as part of the estate. Be proud of who you are and the unique experience you bring to your circle of friends.

However, I want to ask you a question. Is the accent that expresses your heritage likely to be an obstacle to your future development, be it professional or personal? Since you are living in an English-speaking culture, do you disagree to achieve your goals here, do you need to be able to communicate as clearly as possible in English?

I am not saying that you need to give up your tradition or say a completely neutral American accent. But I said that when you talk, people should hear you instead of your accent. Your accent should be just - accent emphasis or enhancement, not communication barriers.

So how do you know if your accent is an enhancement or an obstacle? Ask yourself these questions:

• Do you often repeat yourself?
• Do you want to know if people really understand what you want to say?
• Are you worried that people will avoid talking to you because it is too difficult?
• Have you missed a joke or confused with an idiom?
• Does life feel like it is constantly communicating?

If your answer to one of the questions is yes, then chances are that your accent will hinder good communication. You may only answer "yes" to one question and sometimes "yes" to all questions. Everyone's accent is unique, everyone has different skills and they need to learn. But the good news is that no matter how much you master English, you can were able from

 Improve your American accent and learn the skills of clear and easy communication in English.

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