Mastering the American Accent
出版时间:
2009-04
ISBN:
9780764195822
定价:
296.00
装帧:
平装
开本:
其他
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ThiscombinationbookandaudioinstructionalprogramisdesignedtodiminishtheaccentsofmenandwomenwhospeakEnglishastheirsecondlanguage.ItwillhelpthemspeakstandardAmericanEnglishwithclarity,confidence,andaccuracy.Specificexercisesconcentrateonvowelsounds,problematicconsonantssuchasV,W,B,TH,andtheAmericanR,employcorrectsyllablestress,linkwordsforsmootherspeechflow,usecommonwordcontractionssuchaswon'tinsteadofwillnot,andmore.AdditionaltopicsthatoftenconfuseESLstudentsarealsodiscussedandexplained.Theyincludedistinguishingbetweencasualandformalspeech,homophones(forinstance,they'reandthere),recognizingwordswithsilentletters(comb,receipt,andothers),andavoidingembarrassingpronunciationmistakes,suchasmixinguppartyandpotty.StudentsarefamiliarizedwithmanyirregularEnglishspellingrulesandexceptions,andareshownhowsuchirregularitiescancontributetopronunciationerrors.Anativelanguageguidereferencesproblematicaccentissuesof13differentlanguagebackgrounds.Correctlipandtonguepositionsforallsoundsarediscussedindetail.EnclosedwiththebookarefourcompactdiscsthatusemaleandfemalevoicestocoachcorrectAmerican-stylepronunciation. LisaMojsinhasmorethan20years'experienceteachingaccentreductionandcommunicationskillstoprofessionalswhocomefrommanyculturalbackgrounds.SheisfounderofAccurateEnglish,aleadingaccentreductiontrainingcenterinLosAngeles.
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内容简介:
ThiscombinationbookandaudioinstructionalprogramisdesignedtodiminishtheaccentsofmenandwomenwhospeakEnglishastheirsecondlanguage.ItwillhelpthemspeakstandardAmericanEnglishwithclarity,confidence,andaccuracy.Specificexercisesconcentrateonvowelsounds,problematicconsonantssuchasV,W,B,TH,andtheAmericanR,employcorrectsyllablestress,linkwordsforsmootherspeechflow,usecommonwordcontractionssuchaswon'tinsteadofwillnot,andmore.AdditionaltopicsthatoftenconfuseESLstudentsarealsodiscussedandexplained.Theyincludedistinguishingbetweencasualandformalspeech,homophones(forinstance,they'reandthere),recognizingwordswithsilentletters(comb,receipt,andothers),andavoidingembarrassingpronunciationmistakes,suchasmixinguppartyandpotty.StudentsarefamiliarizedwithmanyirregularEnglishspellingrulesandexceptions,andareshownhowsuchirregularitiescancontributetopronunciationerrors.Anativelanguageguidereferencesproblematicaccentissuesof13differentlanguagebackgrounds.Correctlipandtonguepositionsforallsoundsarediscussedindetail.EnclosedwiththebookarefourcompactdiscsthatusemaleandfemalevoicestocoachcorrectAmerican-stylepronunciation.
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作者简介:
LisaMojsinhasmorethan20years'experienceteachingaccentreductionandcommunicationskillstoprofessionalswhocomefrommanyculturalbackgrounds.SheisfounderofAccurateEnglish,aleadingaccentreductiontrainingcenterinLosAngeles.
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