Course Author - Irina Brodskaya

A linguist-phonetician assisting expats and English teachers in mastering American pronunciation confidently.

  • Master's in Linguistics from SFSU (San Francisco State University)

  • Studied phonetics at the University of Berkeley

  • Ann Cook certified and completed three courses at Knight-Thompson Speechwork (phonetic and dialect training for actors)
  • Lived in the USA and Canada for 9 years

  • Has been engaged in pronunciation coaching for Russian speakers for 6 years

  • Founded a school 3 years ago, developed methodology with a team of linguists

  • Americans claim she sounds like a native speaker

  • Since 2022, a Ph.D. student, currently conducting lab research at Queen Margaret University (UK)