I'm depressed because we have weekly debates in Spanish class and my pronunciation...

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Olga

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...is horrible. what can i do? I know that's not a good reason to get depressed, but i have always been very good in spanish and now... also, it doesn't help that i have a horrible accent in English. So basically, i can't be understood in any language((( I kinda talked about it to my teacher (she is great) and she said that it's because i talk too fast and also talk like a scandinavian(i'm ukrainian) , with the pitch of my voice going up and down too much (if you know what i mean). for some reason, i think it might not be the only reasons, but whatever. The problem is that i want to be understood and i am very embarrassed to participate in debates (and they count towards our grade). I have only talked twice so far and try to say it as laconically as possible... This problem is also discouraging me from taking any more classes in spanish..
 
I would recommend finding some shows that are in spanish or some spanish news stations so that you can get used to hearing spanish pronunciation and style more, and hopefully somewhat enjoy it too.
 
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