What about my accent?

When I was learning Spanish or French as a student, I found that the best way to acquire a good accent was to imitate good models of the standard language. However, I also asked myself what does it mean “standard”? There is South American Spanish and then there is the Spanish from Spain. Both are slightly different. The same problem appears in French. Canadians speak different from the people in France.

You will encounter the same problem in English. There is the American English, the British English, Canadian English, the Australian English and so on.
Well, I just have to say I don’t think any accent will be ever a problem unless other people have difficulty in understanding it. And if you do find that other people don’t understand your accent, ask them which words are causing the problems and work on these problems.

However, if you still think you have to improve your accent, you should increase listening to the spoken English. Pay close attention to the meaning and the patterns of intonation. Then try to imitate this intonation.

So I would advise you to choose one or more of your favorite native English speakers (go with your preference) on the radio, on the internet, on audiotape or on video (check out Teacher Bill's videos) and spend as much time as possible listening and imitating what they say.
Make recordings of your favorite programs and then play them back in short sections. You should even try to record yourself and compare the pronunciation, stress and intonation patterns of the speaker(s) with your own.

However, if everyone can understand your accent already, then relax and just enjoy the chance to communicate in English!