Accent Modification Manual: Materials and Activities
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| Rating | : | 4.96 (992 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1565934520 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 282 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-09-15 |
| Language | : | English |
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Accent Modification Manual: Material and Activities Accent Modification Manual: Material and Activities helps non-native speakers of the English language to have a better grasp of American English accent. Harold T. Edwards and Kathy Harris Strattman led learners of American English into a series of invaluable activities, essential to speaking and understanding American English with confidence. Some of the most salient treatments in the book are emphases on important words in sentenses, pi. Accent Modification Manual: Materials and Activities This book carries a lot of good information for accent reduction if your main concern is learning the "flow" of American English but it does not talk very much about the actual pronunciation of individual sounds. It may also be very difficult to read if English is not your first language.. "Targets both prosody and pronunciation in each lesson!" according to hags101. This program covers both prosody and pronunciation difficulties often shared in individuals with a foreign accent. The visual diagrams are wonderful to show how to step up and down in prosody. As a graduate student in the communication disorder field, I feel that this text is a wonderful addition to the Speech Language Pathologist's toolbox. The teacher's addition offers answers and tips, but is not necessary as this manual guides work o
This text is an especially creative way of engaging learners in the process, and eliciting ownership of and a commitment to their own personalized improvement plan.. The strategies in this text provide the framework for the life-long process of modifying an accent. The Accent Modification Manual helps students use their cognitive and problem-solving abilities to examine the key elements of the intonation system of American English, how it is organized, and more importantly, how it works in communication
ForewardPrefaceLessonsGetting Ready to Speak American EnglishUnderstanding Accent ModificationUsing Pitch in One- and Two-Syllable Words and PhrasesUsing Pitch in Three-Syllable Words and PhrasesUsing Pitch in Phrases and SentencesUseful Phrases and SentencesAsking for InformationDetermining Where to Jump in Pitch"The Fox and The Grapes": A Passage for PracticeUsing Ligatures and BlendsUsing Upward Intonation for Yes/No QuestionsUsing Special Emphasis IntonationRhythm: Using Time in SpeakingMore on the American English SyllableIntonation in Longer SentencesPutting our Knowledge to Work: How to Tell A StorySpeaking in Formal SituationsOffering ChoiceAsking Questions with TagsReview of Standard Intonation and Its VariationsReferencesAppendixesIndex