Videos and Websites for Chinese Speakers
General tips for Chinese students
English pronunciation lesson for Chinese speakers
General, word comparisons (i.e. south, source, sauce)
Word Comparisons for Chinese Students: American English pronunciation
“N” and “NG”
English pronunciation lesson for Chinese speakers
The “dark /l/”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UbvRkpNfAc
Top 10 errors (British accent)
In these two videos, Rachel analyzes the speech of a male Chinese student.
American English Accent Evaluation, Part 1 of 2
Rachel gives another helpful, detailed set of corrections for a recording of a Chinese student’s speech.
American English Accent Evaluation: Female Chinese Speaker.
This page includes a look at 17 common consonant problems. It includes many activities with minimal pairs. Minimal pairs are words that sound almost the same, but have one different sound. These pairs are very useful for practicing distinct pronunciation of consonants.
Ted Power’s 27 Common Pronunciation Problems for Chinese Students.
This online self-study course includes links to many, many pronunciation videos. The page of examples and videos for the R sound is particularly helpful.
Speak Method’s Free 8 Week English Pronunciation Course for Chinese Students.
Analysis of Chinese accent, generalizations for both dialects with examples from Jackie Chan (HK/Cantonese speaker)
Why Do Speakers of Chinese Languages Have An Accent In English? | Improve Your Accent
Ted Talk about using Chinese characters to write English and help w/ pronunciation
Improving English Pronunciation Using Chinese Characters | Jonathan Stalling | TEDxOU