Accent Reduction Made Easy with Book (Discovery Series)
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| Rating | : | 4.75 (811 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1560156600 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 520 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"Ideal modestly priced material for ESL and speech students, who can practice as they drive to and from class." -- BOOKLIST, July 1998
"Easy to understand, hard to practice" according to A Customer. I bought this audiotape along with many other accent reduction titles. This audio did help me confirm what I realize about my pronunciation. It makes sense to spend my driving time doing something more productive. However, I found it hard to practice without looking at the booklet (when I am driving).. Mikhail Klimenko said Wasted real estate and not for the car. The author wastes valuable real estate of cassettes by numbering different sounds for about 10 minutes. During this time the only thing you can do is to listen passively. This part is absolutely useless. Next, the author describes sounds as they are pronounced in different words. But it is exactly the rea. "Weak program" according to Ingles. Accent reduction needs more insightful advice than what is offered here. I didn't get much out of this program - just some drills that didn't seem to have much of a tie-in to anything of importance. I lost interest quickly and now think that I wasted my money. I highly recommend Sam Chwat's great work for
Available now. Both professionals and non-professionals will find this program effective as well as easy and convenient to use--at home, in the car or anywhere. 2 cassettes.. 88-page reference guide. Written and spoken by Jane Wellborn, and experienced writer and teacher in pronunciation of Standard English, this course features a variety of drills and exercises to improve and practice correct English pronunciation