American Accent Training with 5 Audio CDs

Ann Cook

ISBN 10: 1438071655 / ISBN 13: 9781438071657

Published by B E S Pub Co, 2012

Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G1438071655I3N10

Synopsis:

This new and expanded third edition of American Accent Training with 5 new audio CDs has four all-new chapters that cover the psychology of accent acquisition, American voice quality, a pronunciation overview, and an ESL instructor's guide. The new CDs feature professional male and female voices that have been carefully selected to represent that perfect American accent. With 30 years of extensive research, the unique AAT methodology has been refined to teach the American sound quickly and easily, paying special attention to:

Voice quality, with emphasis on accurate presentation of the authentic American sound

Pronunciation, with attention to all vowels, consonants, blends, and diphthongs

Intonation, which focuses on syllable stress rules and word stress in a sentence

Linking, or liaisons between phonetically transcribed sounds so students can "see" the sound

American Accent Training also offers detailed nationality guides for ten languages and accent variations: Chinese, Japanese, Indian, Spanish, French, German, Russian, Korean, Arabic, and the US Southern accent. Added features include access to comprehensive websites, and referral to a qualified telephone analyst for individual help. American Accent Training has been Americanizing the speaking habits of students and business people since 1991. Going where no accent book has gone before, AAT continues to set the standard for anyone learning or teaching the American accent.

From the Inside Flap: (back cover)
American Accent Training goes where no American accent program has gone before, providing innovative instruction of the highest quality to students and business people. Pronunciation exercises cover all vowel sounds, consonants, blends, and diphthongs. Supplementary materials include detailed nationality guides for 10 languages: Chinese, Japanese, Indian, Spanish, French, German, Russian, Korean, Arabic, and the U.S. Southern accent.

Four all-new chapters in this expanded third edition discuss the psychology of accent acquisition, explain American voice quality, and present both students and teachers of American English with detailed pronunciation overviews. Five instructive audio CDs enclosed with this book use professional male and female voices to complement the text and present in-depth demonstrations of American English as it is spoken today.

Bibliographic Details

Title: American Accent Training with 5 Audio CDs
Publisher: B E S Pub Co
Publication Date: 2012
Binding: Paperback
Illustrator: Forsyth, Holly; Jean-Barth, Nathalie; Gossman, Randy; Scott, Erik
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Edition: 3rd Edition