Episode 2 – Accents

To those of you who don't know me, I'm an ESL teacher based in Southern California. I've been teaching English since 2007. My career started in Japan, where I lived for about 6 years, and then continued in the U.S. I'm also half-Japanese, spent every summer as a child in Japan with family, and studied the language and eventually go to the point where I could conduct my daily affairs with nearly zero difficulty. I use this experience of learning a language and living in a foreign culture when teaching students. This podcast is intended primarily for English learners who know me personally, whether as former or current students, but all are welcome to join in. I started this as a way to add some variety in my English teaching career. Here are some of the key takeaways from this episode. First of all, just keep in mind everyone has an accent. An acc ...