{"product_id":"speak-like-jane-austen-1-1-accent-reduction-course","title":"Speak Like Jane Austen -  1:1 accent reduction course","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReduce your accent fast with a 6 week literary themed pronunciation course using extracts from the six novels by Jane Austen \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHighlights\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eJoin this course \u003c\/strong\u003eto reduce your accent when speaking in English  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e6 hours of live classes\u003c\/strong\u003e to work on your sounds, intonation \u0026amp; connected speech\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePractice with extracts from the six Jane Austen novels \u003c\/strong\u003eto develop a neutral accent\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCorrection by your native speaker English teacher\u003c\/strong\u003e for accent reduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eReduce your accent \u003c\/em\u003ein this 6 hour English pronunciation course with a Jane Austen literature theme.  Each week \u003cspan\u003eyou learn about a particular aspect of pronunciation, practice it in the session and at home - 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