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I am interested in specialising in helping speakers of Indian English (from different parts of India - there are many different accents) to speak with more of a New Zealand English accent. Certainly in this country, many people find some Indian accents all but impossible to understand. I have two questions:
Can anyone recommend a good textbook or other resource on the topic of making Indian English easier for others to understand?
Secondly, can anyone recommend a suitable short reading passage which will highlight the most common differences / difficulties, for the purposes of an initial student assessment? I was about to make one up myself, incorporating what I already understand of the main differences in phonology, stress, and intonation, when it occurred to me that such a tool probably exists already.

In my opinion you need to do three things:-

1. Your learners need to listen as much as possible to the authentic target accent.

2. You need to teach them the sounds of the a to z in that same target accent.

3. Choose any passage you like and work on the sounds and intonation, the simpler the better.

Best

Katrina
www.GreatEng.com