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Foreign Accent Reduction

American Accent Learning — Accent Modification — American Language Skills — Standard American Accent — Foreign Accent Reduction — American English Accent
 

The Sound & Style of American English, 3rd Edition   Featured Item!

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A Self-Instructional Course Teaching the Standard American Accent to Speakers of All Other First Languages

NOW ON CD!
Newly Revised, Expanded & Recorded

Six 80-minute CDs with a 44-page drill book

LISTEN to Dr. Stern answer your questions about
SOUND & STYLE

Because pronunciation changes alone are not enough, this self-instructional program addresses the following skills:

  • AMERICAN INTONATION
    Featuring the widely acclaimed Jump Up & Step Down system for Americanizing pitch and speech rhythm.
  • MUSCULARITY AND VOICE PLACEMENT
    Featuring the Mid-Tongue Muscularity technique for creating American resonance and paving the way for the production of American-sounding phonemes.
  • ADVANCED PRONUNCIATION
    Featuring: Final Consonants & Clusters, L/R and S/Z Differentiation, Medial T and -ED endings, & Colloquial Speech Styles.

Price: $39.95

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Breaking the Accent Barrier (DVD)

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60-minute DVD with printed exercise sheet

This valuable and entertaining video supplement to The Sound & Style of American English adds visual learning to the process of accent change.

  • Sentence diagrams with moving syllables assist students in mastering the JUMP UP & STEP DOWN intonation technique.
  • Video images inside the mouth demonstrate the exact physical characteristics of the MID-TONGUE MUSCULARITY technique (required for American speech resonance).

A wonderful additional resource for self-instruction or for classroom demonstrations.

Price: $32.95

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Techniques for Teaching Accent Reduction

A Package of Printed Teacher-Support Materials including Complete Syllabi for Courses and Units

The Sound & Style of American English has proven to be very effective as a "textbook" for classroom use. This package has been published to assist you in setting up and administering your classes using The Sound & Style of American English.

Price: $10.95

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