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| The American Accent Guide, Second Edition: A Complete and Comprehensive Course on the Pronunciation and Speaking Style of American English for Individuals of All Language Backgrounds / book and 8 CDs | 
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (based on 34 reviews)
Sales Rank: 70901
Category: Book
Author: Beverly A. Lujan
Publisher: Lingual Arts
Studio: Lingual Arts
Manufacturer: Lingual Arts
Label: Lingual Arts
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Edition: Book and CD
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 230
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.6
Dimensions (in): 9.9 x 7 x 0.9
ISBN: 0963413945
Dewey Decimal Number: 428
EAN: 9780963413949
ASIN: 0963413945
Publication Date: January 2004
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Product Description
This highly sought after program with an international following provides thorough instruction on the intonation, stress, rhythm, and the sounds that work together to give American English its distinct "accent". Produced by a speech-language pathologist with expertise at training all components of American English speech, this program imparts a wealth of insights and techniques, accompanied by clear graphics. This new edition includes 8 CDs featuring a variety of male and female voices, and more conversational exercises. Interactive exercises use everyday language of social-casual to professional-business-technical situations. The American Accent Guide is highly relevant to speakers of all language backgrounds who want to attain mastery on all aspects of English as commonly spoken in North America.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 29 more reviews...
 I strongly recommend this book October 2, 2008
I am Japanese, however, I used to live in the US for a long time, but I always had a problem talking with an American accent. It seems like Japanese people have such a strong accent. Japanese people have been studying English for a long time, however, somehow we cannot improve our English speaking skills. I think it has something to do with the Japanese culture and personality. If we don't have enough confidence to speak English or are not sure on how to speak English, we try not to speak up. We are a very shy people. The American Accent Guide book is a great tool to improve our English pronunciation, particularly the American accent. This book uses the International Phonetic Alphabet so that it helps us how to pronounce. The explanation for each IPA symbol and picture of mouth and positioning of the tongue is very helpful for us to know how to pronounce correctly. We can practice along with the CD, which follows the book so that it is easy to understand. This book and CD gives great explanations and practices for the English inflections, stress, and rhythms. I strongly recommend this book for people who want to improve their native English speaking level and pronounce English words with an American accent. It is a very well organized book.
 Almost perfect August 1, 2008
Very good book, explanations are clear and well organised, and so the cds. If it had more exercises, or those that are written only had an audio part, would be perfect.
 Skip this one. Expensive and not very useful March 19, 2008
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
Very confusing. I teach English and I wasn't able to use it. Comes with CDs so maybe helpful for someone working on their own (no teacher) but then the directions are too confusing. Prefer to get a language book at the library!
Excellent product March 12, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Before buying this book+CDs I thought I needed to refine my accent. After trying this product I realize that I have to improve a lot more (my accent, pronunciation, rithms, etc). The CDs are very helpful and go over a variety of topics. Buy it, you won't repent!
An ESL teacher's review of the American Accent Guide. February 20, 2008
I teach ESL to Asians from various countries. My students and I found the American Accent Guide to be very useful and practical. There is plenty of opportunity for practicing every sound in the English language, in context. The book helped me to explain exactly how to make each sound with the vocal apparatus. My students were able to understand the explanation and mimic each sound after I demonstrated. Also, there is plenty of discussion and practice on word stress, sentence stress, intonation and inflection. My students also enjoyed using the audio CDs to practice all of the sounds and word lists written in the book. It's a great value for the price!
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