Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - March 22, 1996, Winnipeg, Manitoba A8 Winnipeg free March its about time to speak Canadian teacher shows newcomers How to modify accents u by Connie Thiessen and Manfred Jager Karen Jan san is teaching her colleagues at the University of Manitoba How to speak a music professor and voice instructor at the is about to embark on her fourth year teaching accent modification classes to professors and graduate Stu the Canadian accent has a lot of its very flows very and is not As precise As instead of say ing we say explained this course int trying to make internationals into Carbo copy accents Are we dont want to eradicate we just want to be the intensive two week taught to groups of six every helps to smooth out accents and mannerisms interfering with Clear articulation Jensen says those whose first language is ital or japanese can have problems with especially with words like think often pronounced like sink because of the infrequency of the the sound in most within the participants learn to recognize speech patterns by listening to one another Yamaha music Centre used pianos Large selection grands Yam aha music Centre 1330 Portage ave 7862461 accents and assessing what the problem said the offered through University teaching is based on the International phonetic alphabet where Symbol based codes Are used for each Vowel and consonant since English has Many words which look alike but sound differ the Ipa allows students to learn English said the quickest Way to learn is to but if they the Stu dents need visual Jensen will be using a program this year she incorporating the Ipa for Home with a Click of a computer students can flip through vocal and hear Jensen pronounce words and sounds Shes recorded into the Jensen is also hoping to adapt the program to help her voice students sing in other languages such As Marc free press Karen Jensen at the piano with voice student Kim and my purpose is to help English speaking students sing with the integrity of the not to sing with the wrong said Ming immigrated from China in 1987 and initially settled in Winnipeg to study economics at the University of Mani now a professor of economics at Acadia University in Ming says he heard about Jensens program in the summer of i was a pad student in economics at the University of Manitoba by then and i Felt i could probably Benefit from the Ming said from his office this even though i thought i spoke English quite there were some aspects of my pronunciation that were really difficult for people i would be talking Ming says his English improved i seem to remember the pro Gram took about two weeks at the my Way of speaking English improved almost i can truly say i Learned a Ming at Winnipeg International Airport cargo auction inventory of seized imported persian and Oriental carpets extremely valuable hand knotted in Russia Turkey Many medium Small sizes of pure came hair natural now released by transferred for voluntary auction with other 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a n c i s c o Iolo Park 104 7868869 Tokyo Toronto around Winnipeg Wake turns bloody a 22yearold Man mourning the loss of his aunt got into an argument at her Wake and was stabbed in the an argument developed Between the Man and a 29yearold woman and he was stabbed with what police describe As a Large Steak Tom Legge said the knife Cut into the tissue around the mans heart and came within Millimetres of killing police Are still look ing into what started the but Legge said alcohol played a the Man was operated on at health sciences Centre and remains in serious police were called to the mans Agnes Street residence by one of the people at the Wake and arrested the woman at the ruined Surprise an evening Home watching to turned ugly yesterday when a woman assaulted her husband after he gave away the ending of a police say a 32yearold Man and his 35yearold common Law spouse were watching the movie at their Home on Carlaw Avenue Early yesterday morning when the woman broke a Beer bottle Over the mans she then slashed his face with the broken causing numer Ous Tom Legge said officers arrested the woman at the scene and she was later charged with the couple had been drinking he the Man was treated in Hospital and police say they do not know what movie the couple was Silver on Wec businessman Bob Silver was appointed As a City representative to the Board of directors of Winnipeg enterprises by coun cil this Silver replaces Al Golden who resigned his Post last Silver joins four other councillors on the Board Bill Clement Charle Woodfort John Angus Pat Phillips Charles and John Prystanski Point Council oks Sale City Council approved the Sale of two parcels of land in vital this week to the hardware giant Home depot the Sale will net the City Home depot plans to open a retail outlet on land it has Assem bled near the Northwest Corner of Annes Road and Bishop Grain the next step is expected to be a rezoning of the vacant which is now zoned for a variety of residential on with the show the clock is ticking on the Capi Tol City Council this week authorized the acquisition of the Capitol along with the metropolitan from famous players in Exchange for a tax if the City cant find a private sector partner willing to finance the renovation of the two theatres by the end of both properties will be returned to famous which will be free to demolish the Capitol if it allows the metropolitan to be preserved through a heritage the future of both theatres is expected to hinge on a business plan being developed by entertainment promoter Wayne Flett wants to use the theatres in a showcase of year round musical and stage performances that he said would rival chinchillas an Island lakes resident has until the end of june to move his Chinchilla operation out of the a civic Board ruled wednesday the three member Board of adjustment said Kelly Sorrells Chinchilla which he runs from his attached did not meet the criteria for a Home occur he has until june 30 to move the 60 rabbi like Ani Mals out of the the whole thing was a Sorrell said its just another business that not tolerated in the get your rubber boots and Straw hat and leave son Ells neighbors opposed the Chinchilla operation chinchillas Are raised for their soft fur pelts and filed a 200name petition with the one who did not want his name said residents were against the business because Sor Rell was not addressing their health i ;