Discuss the factors associated with need for accent reduction (AR) and accent modification (AM) courses that are available at various universities, colleges,

    November 16, 2024

 

Discuss the factors associated with need for accent reduction (AR) and accent modification (AM) courses that are available at various universities, colleges, and businesses.
Identify the stereotypes associated with people with foreign accents.
Describe the ways that AR and AM courses may encourage racial inequities and threaten cultural identity.
Examine the reasons why immigrants would choose to acculturate to the dominant culture, or hide their accents and places of national origin, and its effect on their social and psychological well-being.
Formulate three solutions that can help immigrants embrace their accent and cultural identity.

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LossofAccentandCulturalIdentity.docx

Loss of Accent and Cultural Identity
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For this assignment, you will be creating a PowerPoint presentation. Prior to beginning work on this presentation,
· Read the article  Come Join Us and Lose your Accent: Accent Modification Courses asLinks to an external site.   Hierarchization of International StudentsLinks to an external site. .
· Watch the video  Kasia Suarez: Losing Sight of your Cultural IdentityLinks to an external site. .
Millions of international students immigrate to the United States in pursuit of a quality education. They struggle to speak the language, learn the U.S. customs and traditions, and adapt and assimilate. While others may seek to acculturate, others may hide their accent and cultural identity.
In your presentation,
· Discuss the factors associated with need for accent reduction (AR) and accent modification (AM) courses that are available at various universities, colleges, and businesses.
· Identify the stereotypes associated with people with foreign accents.
· Describe the ways that AR and AM courses may encourage racial inequities and threaten cultural identity.
· Examine the reasons why immigrants would choose to acculturate to the dominant culture, or hide their accents and places of national origin, and its effect on their social and psychological well-being.
· Formulate three solutions that can help immigrants embrace their accent and cultural identity.
The Loss of Accent and Cultural Identity presentation
· Must be 10 to 12 double-spaced slides in length (not including title and references slides) and formatted according to  APA Style Links to an external site.  as outlined in the Writing Center’s  How to Make a PowerPoint Links to an external site.   Presentation Links to an external site.
· Must include a separate title slide with the following in title case:
· Title of presentation in bold font
· Space should appear between the title and the rest of the information on the title page.
· Student’s name
· Name of institution (The University of Arizona Global Campus)
· Course name and number
· Instructor’s name
· Due date
· Must utilize academic
· See the  Academic Voice Links to an external site.  resource for additional guidance.
· Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph.
· Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.
· For assistance on writing  Introductions

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