Mastering the American Accent (Barron's Foreign Language Guides) Interactive with audio

**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.** 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. If English Is Your Second Language And You Want To Express Yourself With Greater Clarity, Confidence, And Accuracy, Turn To This Book. Speech Expert Lisa Mojsin Gives You All Of The Advice And Instruction You're Looking For, Along With Specific Exercises That Will Help You Perfect Your Accent. Concentrate On Vowel Sounds, Problematic Consonants Such As Th, V, W, And The American R And L, And More. You'll Also Learn To Stress The Correct Syllables Of Each Word And Link Your Words Rhythmically For More Natural, American-sounding Speech. This Program's Native Language Guide Helps You By Referencing Problematic Accent Issues Of 13 Different Language Backgrounds. A Helpful Link To Downloadable Audio Of Male And Female Voices Will Also Coach You As You Practice American-style Pronunciation. The Vowel Sounds -- Vowels In Detail -- Consonants -- Problematic Consonants -- Syllable Stress -- Word Stress -- Intonation -- Sound Like A True Native Speaker -- Memorizing The Exceptions. Lisa Mojsin. Cover Website Title Page Acknowledgments Contents Introduction Chapter One - The Vowel Sounds Chapter Two - Vowels in Detail Chapter Three - Consonants Chapter Four - Problematic Consonants Chapter Five - Syllable Stress Chapter Six - Word Stress Chapter Seven - Intonation Chapter Eight - Sound Like a True Native Speaker Chapter Nine - Memorizing the Exceptions Native Language Guide Chinese Farsi Filipino French German Indian Indonesian Japanese Korean Portuguese Russian Spanish Vietnamese Index Downloadable Audio Track Breakdown by Chapter Back Cover