【Full English Interview】Are You Worried About Picking Up a Filipino Accent in 🇵🇭 the Philippines?

[@fujitafunk]

Former ESL teacher who taught in Hong Kong and China; I always find it funny that people are so obsessed with accents, especially in Asia. In language learning, accent is like focusing on step 9 when you're still on step 2 and 3. It's something you do at advanced stages of language learning. There are polyglots and translators who sound absolutely foreign, yet they can have extremely fluid conversations in many languages. At the end of the day, the goal in language learning should be communication, not how people perceive you because of your accent. If you learn English but have a Filipino accent, yet can read, write and speak fluently without any issues in communication, then what is the problem? Most people I found who were very determined to learn a certain accent but could not communicate well, also couldn't tell certain accents apart. That's what really confused me. Learn what you want to learn and do it for yourself, not because of what others say or think.

[@Siimon-fu2tn]

I also agree with you on that opinion, “Learn what you want to learn and do it for yourself “ is more important than pursuing perfect accents 👍

[@cookiemurph8532]

Funny that other Asians are worried & thinking about Filipino accent-the closest to American accent & some even have the audacity to make fun of it😅as if they can adapt Australian, American or British accent if they chose to go & learn English in these countries in just a few months!?😅I would even dare any Asian adult except a Filipino to go learn English & even live there for 10 years & let's see if their accent is not noticeable anymore😂These people probably never knew & so didn't wonder why the Philippines is the 'Call center of the world' wherein most of their western clients like from America or even from Australia have no idea that the one they are talking to is someone in & from the Philippines. Unlike Filipinos who can go to the U.S & speak & sound like American in just a year or 2, other Asians can't have Filipino accent 0nly if they grew up here in the Philippines(not necessarily born) but grew up like some Korean kids & other foreigners who were brought by their parents when they migrated to the Philippines. For those thinking about Filipino accent, Don't even bother to think about it because your very own natural distinct accent comes out naturally & it will be strong & obvious😅😂

[@uhcuhc.]

+1

[@107胡智翔]

有看到之前你有介紹線上課程，有提到可能會分享菲律賓語言學校和線上課程的差別，想問問有心得了嗎～非常感謝你分享菲律賓的經驗 我今年也會過去！

[@histrayivy]

最近還在韓文課程的世界～所以還沒有時間上課哈哈哈

[@iStoneCarving]

艾比好，請問你在去菲律賓學英語前，你的聽力能聽懂英美母語者的日常講話嗎，或者能基本看得懂美劇或英語新聞嗎？

[@histrayivy]

都聽不懂哈哈哈（耳朵甚至會直接忽略，聽不到）。

[@iStoneCarving]

看你現在都能做英文訪談了，可謂進步神速啊！@@histrayivy

[@HSES-m6j]

菲律賓語言學校附近的治安感覺還好嗎？ （聽我的英文老師說最近新聞上特別多搶劫或更嚴重的案件，他感覺以往從來沒有感覺那麼不安全過～

[@天降软妹]

棒🎉 更想去了

[@histrayivy]

🥰🥰

[@felicia843]

艾比的英語口說好好> < 請問原本的程度就都聽得懂以及覺得菲律賓遊學完的進步幅度％～

[@histrayivy]

不不不，我原本的程度，以美籍老師正常說話，可能只能抓到3-4成（需要重複確認），錄影片的時間，大概是第四週，比較能聽懂6-7成。說話的部分，我一開始真的都沒什麼說話哈哈哈，文法也錯得蠻多的，四週之後文法可能也還是會錯，可是能比較完整地敘述想法（一串的那種）。這支影片問問題的部分，是我自己有事先準備過的，但中間聊天的反應才比較是臨場反應～

[@Valentine-rb5ff]

来菲律宾之前你的英语基础就很好

[@histrayivy]

有基本的課本知識，但沒有什麼實際經驗😂

[@zekelee1209]

好棒的分享，但我比較好奇片頭你在海邊吃了什麼露出驚訝表情😂

[@histrayivy]

硬版的海參哈哈哈哈

[@zekelee1209]

@@histrayivy 這能吃？希望有機會可以試試看

[@supermelville7838]

In speaking English, you have to open your mouth more to speak.

[@aidenko1018]

以後英文聽打都找你

[@histrayivy]

怕😅

[@theperrychang]

笑死，怎麼不說台式口音😂就算菲式口音，也強過台灣人的英文😂

[@histrayivy]

哈哈哈我是覺得什麼口音都會有人在意不在意，但實際上我們學英文也沒有厲害到馬上可以複製口音（我就是一個月還是有臺灣口音影子的哈哈哈）