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Mastering the American Accent

Barron's Educational Series,  Lisa Mojsin

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Barron's Educational Series Inc.,U.S.
15 September 2016
Privacy & data protection; Languages & ESL; English as a Second Language; English as a Second Language
Series: Barron's Foreign Language Guides
Mastering the American Accent is an easy-to-follow approach for reducing the accent of non-native speakers of English. Well-sequenced lessons in the book correspond over eight hours of audio files covering the entire text. The audio program provides clear models (both male and female) to help coach a standard American accent.

The program is designed to help users speak Standard American English with clarity, confidence, and accuracy. The many exercises in the book concentrate on topics such as vowel sounds, problematic consonants such as V, W, TH, the American R and T and others. Correct lip and tongue positions for all sounds are discussed in detail.

Beyond the production of sounds, the program provides detailed instruction in prosodic elements such as syllable stress, emphasis, intonation, linking words for smoother speech flow, common word contractions, and much more.

Additional topics that often confuse ESL students are also discussed and explained. They include distinguishing between casual and formal speech, homophones (e.g., they're and there), recognizing words with silent letters (e.g., comb, receipt), and avoiding embarrassing pronunciation mistakes, such as mixing up ""pull"" and ""pool.""

Students are familiarized with many irregular English spelling rules and exceptions, and are shown how such irregularities can contribute to pronunciation errors. A native language guide references problematic accent issues for 13 different language backgrounds.

 

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Imprint:   Barron's Educational Series Inc.,U.S.
Country of Publication:   United States
Edition:   Second Edition
Dimensions:   Height: 276mm,  Width: 198mm,  Spine: 13mm
Weight:   408g
ISBN:   9781438008103
ISBN 10:   1438008104
Series:   Barron's Foreign Language Guides
Pages:   208
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

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