Accent America! Essentials: Quick Steps to Pronouncing English with an American Accent
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Price: $34.95
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Manufacturer: Penton Overseas
EAN (European Article Number): 9781591258346
Number of Items: 5
Binding: Audio CD
Author: Dorothy M., Ph.D. Taguchi
Publisher: Penton Overseas
Dewey Decimal Number: 421.54
Publication Date: 2007-02
Reading Level: 126
Description: This title offers five audio CDs and one guide book. Focussing on the core English pronunciation problems, "Accent America! Essentials" addresses the needs of non-native speakers who desire to express themselves more clearly and confidently. The practice exercises on the audio CDs along with explanations and illustrations in the guide book will help develop the fundamental features of an American accent. The book is for those who can speak and understand English but wish to reduce their native accent to build self-confidence and thus better their careers.
Customer Reviews
Review Summary: This is good for intermediate level
Date: 2008-11-25
Details: Accent America Essentials focus on accent and Intonation rather than pronunciation part.I recommend this material for who has finished pronunciation course.
I think Accent America Essentials"s volume is not too much like some of accent training course materials.After you finished this your listening really improve.But for speaking like a native speaker is long way to go.You will improve your accent with this material but you need to continue your training until people stop finding your foreign accent.
Review Summary: A critically important and strongly recommended addition
Date: 2007-08-07
Details: The most common language problem encountered by non-native speakers when using English is their heavily accented pronunciation of the words. Now with "Accent America! Essentials" non-native speakers can benefit from the exercises on the five audio CDs and the explanations in the accompanying 136-page Guide Book. Non-native speakers will lean why people may misunderstand what they say and what to do to correct their mispronunciations; how to speak English with the proper rhythm and timing, which syllables to stress, and which syllables to shorten; how to avoid speaking too quickly by measuring how fast they speak; how to link words together like native English speakers; and how they can become confident in their adopted language as they improve their pronunciation skills. "Accent America! Essentials" is a critically important and strongly recommended addition to personal, school, and community library ESL (England as a Second Language) instructional resource collection.
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