Accent Modification

According to research by Dean R. Hoge, PhD, and Aniedi Okure, OP*, the most common remark made by U.S. parishioners about their international priest pastors is the difficulty in understanding their accents.

*International Priests in America: Challenges and Opportunities; Liturgical Press, 2006, p. 51

The IPP's 12-week accent modification program, which uses online video technology to provide individual, face-to-face training, uses the Compton P-ESL accent acquisition method, which has been used successfully by thousands of clients in areas such as film, customer service and international business.