American Accent Fundamentals

By Susan M. Ryan

American Accent Fundamentals - Susan M. Ryan
  • Release Date: 2012-11-01
  • Genre: Study Aids
Score: 5
5
From 5 Ratings

Description

Start learning how to speak with an American accent with this engaging multi-touch book. American Accent Fundamentals helps you learn the principles behind spoken American English in a fun and interactive way. More than 120 pages packed with interactive features, including videos, slideshows, audios, quizzes, and visual graphics, designed to show you the fundamental rules underlying American speech. Learn about stress, intonation, vowel sounds and much more!

Each chapter features straight forward explanations of patterns and rules you can use right away.  Each lesson includes concrete examples of how to apply these techniques using everyday dialogues spoken by native American English speakers. Read each lesson and see it in action immediately! 

Here's what you will find in the chapters:

** Instructional explanations of the critical American accent rules & patterns that you absolutely need to know
** Real life sentences & dialogues for practicing the featured rule or pattern
** Infographics that show you the key principles in a visual way
** Tutorial movies for problematic sounds
** Quizzes to test your knowledge of what you learned
** Useful and practical dialogues that you can use everyday

Developed by American Accent specialist Susan M. Ryan, this book is ideal for those who have never studied the American accent or American English pronunciation. Learners who have previously been introduced to the American accent will also find this media-rich book useful for further review and practice.

Download American Accent Fundamentals today and start speaking American English with clarity and confidence!

Please note that due to the rich media content of this multi-touch book you may experience longer download times. We will update this book periodically, so please email us your feedback and feature requests directly - thanks!

Reviews

  • Great resource English learners

    5
    By phundley
    Clear, well developed overview of the American accent with great multimedia content including text, audio, and video. Even as a native English speaker, I learned a great deal about my own accent! I especially liked the practice dialogs and can see how using this book would lead to better communication skills for anyone seeking to speak English more clearly.
  • American Accent Fundamentals

    5
    By Toucaan56
    This book is a great resource for people trying to learn english. I am a high school teacher who works with a lot of English Language Learners and I think this book will be very helpful. ELL Students don't get much, if any, instruction in English pronunciation. This book would serve as an excellent foundation for high school or college students who want to learn these rules.
  • Great resource

    5
    By Mhtxmn
    This book describes the basic rules for learning to speak English with an American accent. The combination of text, audio and video lessons is an effective learning approach for me. The interactive process was very helpful. This is an excellent resource for anyone seeking to speak English more clearly. Even native English speakers could benefit from the concepts outlined.
  • Very Cool

    5
    By Biz Flier
    I've been looking for an interactive book for the American accent for awhile now so I was happy to find this book. It's really great to have the audio & video embedded right in the book. I can watch the videos, listen to the audio and read the text all at the same time, even when I'm not connected to the internet. Since I travel a lot this is very important to me. The book is visually pleasing and the format is easy to follow. Highly recommended!