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A theme that students continuously talk to me about is their an accent
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They ask me: "Is my accent good?"
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Do i have a strong accent?
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Do I sound native?
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these aren't correct questions to ask
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in fact these questions aren't important
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what is important
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is the ability to communicate
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afterall, that is language
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communication
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Look at Antonio Banderas for example
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In a county festival
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I was there with a very important movie. He called me right after the production and said, "We have an interview
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Antonio Banderas from Malaga, Spain
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may have a strong accent but he can communicate effectively
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but this interview from jack black
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This movie is called
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King Kong
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How do you say in Spanish "King Kong".
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It is nearly impossible to lose your accent
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the objective of working on your accent shouldn't be to sound native
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but she's not speak with your mother tongues' accent in english
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many celebrities have strong accents yes
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but this makes them more unique
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and amplifies interest in the individual for example
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the scientist Eduard Punset. He has a strong accent
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although the
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uh... by you
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I mean
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thirty years ago nobody gave a damn for emotion
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Francois de La Rochefoucauld said that the accent of a man's native country
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remains in his mind and his heart
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as it does in his speech
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accents are something that should be celebrated and honored
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yes there are some people who have no accent
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but this is because they have acquired the accent
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naturally
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this happens
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primarily at young
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just look at Mila Kunis
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will stay in that plus
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Fantastic, and now we're being told that the wrapping things up. Thank you, Jason, so much.
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really, thank you. You've been just a joy.
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She was born in Ukraine and moved to the united states
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when she was seven.
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Older learners can't acquire an accent
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naturally, through acquisition. But, instead
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learn the language
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which is quite different
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Christoph Waltz
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Jamie got
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really good with the gun, really good.
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I mean, he can twirl it any which way and land it in his holster, and you'll have no idea how he did it.
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He acted in the movie Django Unchained and still has a German accent.
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Yes, it's subtle
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but it will always be there
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What's your name? Django
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Then you're exactly the one I'm looking for.
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The point is, do not struggle with trying to sound native
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Your goal, with accents, is to take away your own language's accent
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never be upset with your accent
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even if yours is strong
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just remember
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if you travel 40 kilometers away from your hometown
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you will find a different accent
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Let me know your comments or opinions below.