The accent assessment is the first step. During the assessment, you can expect the following:

	the opportunity to discuss your communication goals and needs
	a screening of perceptual skills to ensure that you are able to hear differences among the sounds of American English
	to read a word list and a paragraph, and to speak spontaneously and conversationally.

After the assessment is completed, we will provide you with a written report about your accent and time to discuss the report and training goals.

The assessment has the following purposes:

	to provide a basis for individualizing the Advance American Accent Training Program to fit your personal needs
	to target the specific vowel and consonant sounds that differ from American English, which can detract from your overall clarity
	to determine strengths and challenges of your intonation patterns
	to determine whether there is a need for additional goals (e.g., grammar, vocabulary, rate of speech)
	to discover your personal goals for training
	to provide a quantifiable means of analyzing progress, when compared with the post-training assessment