Adam - German accent reduction teacher - San Diego

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Adam

5 (8 reviews)

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Number of students Adam has taught since their arrival at Superprof
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Number of students Adam has taught since their arrival at Superprof

5 (8 reviews)

$50/h

1^st lesson free

German accent reduction

Experienced tutor in German accent reduction in San Diego, Adam offers private lessons tailored to your needs.

German accent reduction

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About Adam

Are you interested in having a more natural sounding American English accent? Do you feel like people don’t understand what you're saying? Do you feel like your accent is holds you back? Does it interfere with your... Professional life? Social life? Personal life?

My name is Adam Zeller, and I want to help.

I love meeting people from all over the globe, and learning more about their own unique languages and cultures. I feel lucky to be able to connect with people from such varying backgrounds, as we have so much to be able to teach each other.

I started teaching English as a Second Language (ESL) to college-aged students in Boston just after graduating college (2010). My boss at the time asked if I would be interested in teaching an Accent Modification elective course, and at that time I wasn’t completely sure what it was. I soon realized that many of the students were very interested in mastering an English accent that was understandable not only to Americans and other native English speakers, but to their nonnative English-speaking peers/coworkers/friends as well. It was teaching accent that made me interested to pursue speech language pathology as a career, and I very much enjoyed helping to found a small Accent Clinic during graduate school.

I work full time as a Speech/Language Pathologist in the public school setting, working mainly with school-aged children with developmental disorders/delays. I have also taught ESL (English as a Second Language) in the past, in both Boston, MA as well as in Japan. My graduate coursework included courses specifically aimed at phonetics/phonology and the sounds/patterns of languages.

MA, Speech, Language, & Hearing Sciences, San Diego State University

BA, Communication, Minor, Linguistics, University of Massachusetts Amherst

Certificate of Clinical Competence, American Speech-Hearing Association

Speech-Language Pathology Services Credential, California Commission on Teacher Credentialing

TESOL/TEFL Teaching Certification, Oxford Seminars

About the lesson

If you send me a message, we can chat for a 5-10 minute phone consultation to discuss your personal goals, and go over an outline of the course and how it works. After that, during our first session I will conduct an assessment of your speech in order to identify the greatest areas of need, and where the biggest changes/improvements can be made. Please also let me know of any specific areas you would like to focus on, and we can decide together how to adjust the training.

Most of the clients whom I have worked with have had speech/accent goals related to improving communication in their professional life. I've worked with clients ranging from businessmen/women, college professors, medical professionals, students, and small business owners. My clients' backgrounds range from all over the globe - Japan, China, Taiwan, Germany, Spain, Morocco, France, Italy, Switzerland, Russia, India, Brazil, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, and more.

When you’re looking for an accent tutor, think about what their background is - think about educational background, work and professional life, as well as your compatibility to work with that person.

I worked with a professor who came from Taiwan. He is a brilliant man who is locally-famous in his field, teaches classes of 100-150 students, participates in interviews with local news outlets, and works with graduate/PhD students - many of whom are also international, nonnative English speakers. His students had a very difficult time understanding him in large lectures, and he also had a tough time communicating with students when collaborating on research. After a semester-long course working on his accent, he felt much more confident communicating with coworkers and students, as well as giving interviews with the media.

A few things worth thinking about before reaching out
I would like students to think about the reasons why they would like to change their accent. What are you personal goals in finding an accent tutor? Where is it interfering with your life the most? What contexts? Do you know of specific “errors” that you make? Do others already point out specific mistakes that you make?

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5 (8 reviews)

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Lichen
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Perfect! Adam is very responsible for every lessons. His classes are very organized. Adam can identify my Chinese accents and point them out to me. Very helpful classes and great teacher!
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Lichen

Perfect! Adam is very responsible for every lessons. His classes are very organized. Adam can identify my Chinese accents and point them out to me. Very helpful classes and great teacher!
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Julissa
- 5
Perfect! Dynamic class and he is very responsible 😊
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Julissa

Perfect! Dynamic class and he is very responsible 😊
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Brenda
- 5
Perfect! I really enjoy the lessons and will recommend Adam to anyone who wants to improve his/her accent. I have taken 3 classes with Adam so far and plan to continue learning with him. Adam has helped me improve my accent with a systematic approach. I learned that the sounds exist in English but not in my language in the first class and got to know why some sounds in English are more difficult for me to pronounce than the others. Then we focused on consonants and vowels in the second and third classes. Throughout the class, we practiced similar sounds in pairs, and that really helped me understand the differences, which I had a hard time to tell earlier. Adam continually assesses my pronunciation and marked the ones that require more practice. I really like that Adam covered both technical aspects and practical aspects of phonetics, and found the approach is very helpful to me.
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Brenda

Perfect! I really enjoy the lessons and will recommend Adam to anyone who wants to improve his/her accent. I have taken 3 classes with Adam so far and plan to continue learning with him. Adam has helped me improve my accent with a systematic approach. I learned that the sounds exist in English but not in my language in the first class and got to know why some sounds in English are more difficult for me to pronounce than the others. Then we focused on consonants and vowels in the second and third classes. Throughout the class, we practiced similar sounds in pairs, and that really helped me understand the differences, which I had a hard time to tell earlier. Adam continually assesses my pronunciation and marked the ones that require more practice. I really like that Adam covered both technical aspects and practical aspects of phonetics, and found the approach is very helpful to me.
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Alice

My great teacher, boost up my confidence to speak accurately. We practiced with different sorts of materials in special ways. I’m fond of his nice criticism so that I always have room to improve. Thank you Adam!
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Alice
My great teacher, boost up my confidence to speak accurately. We practiced with different sorts of materials in special ways. I’m fond of his nice criticism so that I always have room to improve. Thank you Adam!
Stefano

Adam is making me aware of mistakes I have been making all my life, and advising me on how to correct them. After a few lessons I can already notice improvements, even though - as in any activity - it is important to study the material he provides you with and practice also outside of the lesson time. Experience, attention to detail and customized attention is what I have appreciated the most so far. A+
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Stefano
Adam is making me aware of mistakes I have been making all my life, and advising me on how to correct them. After a few lessons I can already notice improvements, even though - as in any activity - it is important to study the material he provides you with and practice also outside of the lesson time. Experience, attention to detail and customized attention is what I have appreciated the most so far. A+
Ali

Adam is very knowledgeable and he has great resources. It is always fun to learn new stuff with him. He is very patient. I improved my Turkish accent a lot. Especially the -th sound was the hardest and he taught me great techniques to make it happen.
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Ali
Adam is very knowledgeable and he has great resources. It is always fun to learn new stuff with him. He is very patient. I improved my Turkish accent a lot. Especially the -th sound was the hardest and he taught me great techniques to make it happen.
Faycal

I had a few classes with Adam to work on my English accent, and I already feel huge improvements. I highly recommend him for any person trying to learn English or improve his accent to be better understood by native speakers.
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Faycal
I had a few classes with Adam to work on my English accent, and I already feel huge improvements. I highly recommend him for any person trying to learn English or improve his accent to be better understood by native speakers.
Vitaly

Great Teacher! Very personal and professional. So far we had 4 lessons and I feel huge improvement with my accent. I would put 6 stars if I could!
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Vitaly
Great Teacher! Very personal and professional. So far we had 4 lessons and I feel huge improvement with my accent. I would put 6 stars if I could!
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This first lesson offered with Adam will allow you to get to know each other and clearly specify your needs for your next lessons.

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After an introductory assessment, a 5 week or 10 week course is suggested to identify and practice improvements in all aspects of accent (sounds, patterns, intonation, stress). After completion, additional training sessions are of course available if the client wishes to continue with more practice. Please send me a message for more information about pricing!

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Experienced tutor in German accent reduction in San Diego, Adam offers private lessons tailored to your needs.

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