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Mastering the American Accent with Online Audio - (Barron's Foreign Language Guides) 2nd Edition by Barron's Educational Series & Lisa Mojsin
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Highlights
- Mastering the American Accent is an easy-to-follow approach for reducing the accent of non-native speakers of English.
- Author(s): Barron's Educational Series & Lisa Mojsin
- 208 Pages
- Foreign Language Study, English as a Second Language
- Series Name: Barron's Foreign Language Guides
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About the Book
This combination book and audio instructional program is designed to help non-native Americans speak standard American English with clarity, confidence, and accuracy. Includes a link to downloadable audio that uses male and female voices to coach correct American-style pronunciation.Book Synopsis
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.Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.
Dimensions (Overall): 10.8 Inches (H) x 7.7 Inches (W) x .6 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.0 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 208
Genre: Foreign Language Study
Sub-Genre: English as a Second Language
Series Title: Barron's Foreign Language Guides
Publisher: Barrons Educational Services
Format: Paperback
Author: Barron's Educational Series & Lisa Mojsin
Language: English
Street Date: September 15, 2016
TCIN: 51705150
UPC: 9781438008103
Item Number (DPCI): 248-29-7486
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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