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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.Product Identifiers
PublisherKaplan Publishing
ISBN-101438071655
ISBN-139781438071657
eBay Product ID (ePID)117421465
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Number of Pages224 Pages
Publication NameAmerican Accent Training with 5 Audio CDs
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2012
SubjectEnglish As a Second Language, Speech
FeaturesRevised, Revised Edition
TypeLanguage Course
AuthorAnn Cook
Subject AreaForeign Language Study, Language Arts & Disciplines
FormatMixed Media
Dimensions
Item Weight23.2 oz.
Item Length12.5 in
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