VOI203

A one-semester technique class to develop a process for acquiring an accent or dialect and to become proficient in the most commonly requested accents and dialects for American actors. The course uses the substitution method to select important identifiers in an accent or dialect and find the correlating sounds in Standard American speech to apply to the interpretation of screenplays. Students rely on their knowledge of the International Phonetic Alphabet to capture foreign and nonstandard American sounds. Students sharpen listening skills through identification of accents and dialects through listening to native speakers and commercial recordings, as well as studying research sources and cultural and historical materials pertinent to accent and dialect study and acquisition.