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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, my kid goes to another college and is a CS major. They said that one CS professor is known for being difficult to understand, so DC is trying to not end up in that class.

I work in tech. Yes, a lot of the people I work with have accents, but it's not the same.  At work, I can ask them to repeat (a few times) or email me what they want to convey. Can't really do that in class at college.[/quote]

Just record the lectures and listen back.[/quote]
If the accent is really really thick, no amount of recording and playback will help.

When I used to watch shows with heavy Scottish or northern Yorkshire accents, I would have to pause it and ask my Brit spouse to translate.   Today, we have close caption on most streaming shows, and I use that a lot.

If only they had cc for professors.
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You can get an auto-transcription for your digital recordings from free online software--and if they are on zoom there is cc real time.[/quote]
would this software be able to detect strong accents?

My DH is British. He hates those automated call centers where you have to speak your choices because half the time they don't understand his accent. He gets super annoyed.[/quote]

They are about 85% accurate with accents in my experience. But some you can train them on the particular accent and they improve.  So your rate gets better as the semester goes on.[/quote]

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