Jess

4.5 (2 reviews)

Rate $47
Response 19h
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Number of students Jess has taught since their arrival at Superprof

4.5 (2 reviews)

$47/h

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Accent Reduction-English
British English

Professional accent and speech coach, with degrees in Linguistics and Voice Practice. Five years of experience teaching ESL, accents and dialects, and sustainable voice use.

English writing
Accent Reduction-English
British English

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About Jess

I studied Linguistics at the University of York, specialising in the individual sounds that make up an accent (phonetics and phonology). Whilst in York, I also studied French, Hebrew, and Mandarin, and quickly learned to appreciate how challenging learning a foreign language can be!

I then trained at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire in Professional Voice Practice, and learned to put my scientific understanding of language into a more practical environment by working with actors on new accents and safe vocal use. I am now a professional voice coach, with clients ranging from 3 - 87 years-old! I work with corporate clients, professional entertainers, and community members.

I gained my TEFL qualification in 2020, and have taught English to students from countries including China, Spain, Thailand, Germany, and Cambodia. I specialise in accent softening, and have worked with students on features of both British and American English.

About the lesson

I believe that there is no such thing as a "wrong" sound in my lessons, but that we should both have clear and achievable goals to work towards. I work with each client to identify their target sounds or phrases, and a timescale that works for us both. I have advanced training in phonetics and phonology, and find using phonetic symbols very helpful. We may decide to learn these symbols together, or avoid using them entirely!

With a background in both linguistics and performing, I approach TEFL and accent training by looking at the whole body. That sound that you have found tricky for years, may in fact be so difficult because of a tongue, jaw, or neck position!

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4.5 (2 reviews)

Fan
- 5
Perfect! It was a pleasure doing my first lesson with Jess and I know that we will be able to work together to achieve the goals I have set myself. Jess is a great listener and seems very organised. She's a great teacher and makes you feel at ease very quickly. She's very resourceful.
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Fan

Perfect! It was a pleasure doing my first lesson with Jess and I know that we will be able to work together to achieve the goals I have set myself. Jess is a great listener and seems very organised. She's a great teacher and makes you feel at ease very quickly. She's very resourceful.

Jess's response
Fan was a joy to have a lesson with! She was very clear in her goals and was willing to give all of the tasks a try. I am really looking forward to working with Fan again!
- Jess's response :
  Fan was a joy to have a lesson with! She was very clear in her goals and was willing to give all of the tasks a try. I am really looking forward to working with Fan again!
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Marcus
- 4
Excellent! Good
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Marcus

Excellent! Good

Jess's response
Marcus was really focused and clear in his goals. I appreciated his questions and willingness to give things a go! Thank you Marcus!
- Jess's response :
  Marcus was really focused and clear in his goals. I appreciated his questions and willingness to give things a go! Thank you Marcus!
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Professional accent and speech coach, with degrees in Linguistics and Voice Practice. Five years of experience teaching ESL, accents and dialects, and sustainable voice use.

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