I am going to USA for studies so I have to speak English like US. I can speak UK (indian) english now. So what

Question

to do to learn USA english quickly ?

Answer 1

The speech probably won't be as much a problem as some vocabulary and spelling. People in the U.S. come from all over, so unless you are going to an isolated small town to study, most people won't object to an accent. Spelling can be a problem, as there are a lot of words, like colour and cheque, which would be spelled color and check in the U.S. Make sure that the computer you use has a good spellcheck function which is set to U.S. spellings. You will find that some words are different, although you may be more familiar with the American version from film and television. A flat, for example, is an apartment, and a lift is an elevator. Wikipedia seems to have a fairly comprehensive list of words having different meanings in American and British English, which you might look over.

Answer 2

Do not worry too much. I had Indian friends in college, in the work place and lately any time I need a motel room. I very much like the UK Indian English especially with an accent.
It sounds so pleasing to me; anyway I never had trouble with
communication because of it.

After you get to America (welcome by the way) you can adopt an American style that you feel is good. We have many variations and you might hear a Boston accent, Brooklyn accent, down east (Maine) accent, and many others. I think the least accent is in California and I have heard people from there pride themselves on having no accent. Most likely you will probably tune in to where you will study. You might want to add exactly where you will be going as you might get additional specific information.

I have noticed some who seem to never lose the accent of their native language and others seemingly can learn a new language without a trace of their first language. But I don't know why this is so.

We also have a lot of little idiomatic meanings but you can find them on the internet. I keep coming across them and usually can find variations in word and phrase meanings on the internet. Don't be afraid to ask whomever you are speaking with what they mean by something if you don't understand it.

Best to you

ps The 2 points for this answer will put me at level 4. yay

Answer 3

There are not many differences between US and UK english. Mostly the people who capitalize on those differences are schools which want to make one belive that one version is superior than the other. Other than some spelling differences and a few terms, you will be fine with the english you have learned. Don't fret over these differences you will pick them up quickly once you are in the US.

Answer 4

don't assume you'll pick up proper English from American movies, most of them are full of slang and although it might help you understand fellow students it isn't the type of language that you would ever use writing papers for your classes.

If you pass the TOEFL exam (which most US universities require) then you should be confident that your English will be adequate.

As someone from the US I can tell you up front that some big cities will be more of a problem than smaller towns.... It really depends on what part of the US you will be going to. Some parts don't have a problem with foreigners while others are less open.

Answer 5

What? The personification of Indian people as a whole usually does, as is the case here, leave out the Womyn from either a lack of historical knowledge, Watsonian behaviorism in the media, or an inherent American racism. Basically, some of those kinds of statements assume that Indian womyn have no self-determination and their thoughts don't even exist. That's far from the truth. Indians are always nice towards me and I don't look a thing like them. They do well academically because their immigrations here are somewhat recent and they're under pressure to do well. Just because they're doing well academically doesn't mean they fit the conveniently "minority" reserved schema of the "arrogant, intelligent, socially unintuitive and somewhat misanthropic nerd." Smart people aren't evil and they're not determined by ethnicity. They're just people put under pressure to do well, most of whom are quite friendly and never look down their nose on others. Have you read Mike Davis' "Late Victorian Holocausts" ? With the aid of some scholarly research journals on the subject of racism and classical conditioning in the British and American media, it might give you a better picture of where these stereotypes originate from and their social use to literally keep minorities out of society. Anyone reading who doubts this should be sure of themselves enough to go ahead and at least read "Late Victorian Holocausts." Maybe read a bit about Ghandi or the Buddha (both Indians who influenced Martin Luther King Jr. Satyagraha = Soul Force.) And top if off reading about Pavlovian and Watsonian conditioning in the media. Racism portrayed in the media. And race discriminatory casting practices. It's fact that the TV and internet help us fill in the blanks about people we don't live with or talk to every day. But we fill them in with attitudes that aren't true and are the result of passive thinking. Basically, getting raped in the brain.

Answer 6

The University of North Texas can help! We offer almost 100 Undergraudate and more than 150 Graduate programs in a variety of fields. We also offer a nationally accredited and world-reknown Intensive English Language Institute.

The application process for International students is pretty straightfoward. We require an application and application fee, proof of English proficiency (generally TOEFL), and official academic credentials in order to make an admissions decision. If you get admitted, we will require financial documents to issue the I-20, which is what you need to get your Visa to study in the USA.

You can get more details about applying to UNT on our website: http://www.international.unt.edu/admissions/requirements/requirements.html


Best wishes!

University of North Texas, International Admissions
http:/www.international.unt.edu

Answer 7

I agree with the above answers. If you fluently speak English, you'll be fine. Watching TV, listening to music, and talking to lots of people regularly will help your accent sound more American. Over time there will be a noticable difference.

Answer 8

Find a language partner at your school. A native speaker of American English. Spend as much time as you can with American speakers of English.
Ask your instructor for help with accent reduction. S/he might be able to give you specific suggestions.
In general, I've always found it helpful for students to listen to American speech, then record themselves saying the same thing. Listen to the differences, and work on matching the two.

Answer 9

Dont wooooory if u can speak English sooon in U.S.A u'll be speaking American English its not very different.
GOOOOOOD Luck

Answer 10

namaskar brother
speak as naturally, as indian or african who speak english.
you are not the first and the last to go to the USA
try do to "not have the bag on your knee" (the beatles) on your way to usa
never mind on the accent (french word), hands are also useful to talk or nogging head as we use to do, without saying "yes or no"
all means...
good luck to you

Mohan