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flyintosky
Joined: 01 May 2012 Posts: 2
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Posted: Sat May 05, 2012 8:17 pm Post subject: How to learn American's pronunciation? |
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In the country which the people don't use English as the official language, How do we learn American's pronunciation when we speak English? |
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jerseyjoe
Joined: 03 Jun 2012 Posts: 25 Location: Colombia
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Lorikeet
Joined: 08 Oct 2005 Posts: 1877 Location: San Francisco
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OC Tutor
Joined: 02 Sep 2012 Posts: 16
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Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2012 9:24 am Post subject: Re: How to learn American's pronunciation? |
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flyintosky wrote: |
In the country which the people don't use English as the official language, How do we learn American's pronunciation when we speak English? |
Pronunciation varies depending on the region the language is spoken, even in America. To learn "Standard American English", it is helpful to have exposure through TV and radio, if possible. If that is not possible in your area, try to find some books on tape at your library. Does this answer the question? |
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Stephanie S
Joined: 16 Jan 2013 Posts: 52
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Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2013 3:31 am Post subject: |
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A friend of mine started a company called accentschool.com, which offers tutoring in American English accent pronunciation. I think it's really good. |
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RedRose
Joined: 21 May 2004 Posts: 2735 Location: GuangZhou, China
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Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2013 7:11 pm Post subject: |
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It's easy, you just keep watching American movies, TV, talk shows...then you talk to any American you encounter....you are gonna make it, believe me |
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Corey
Joined: 23 Mar 2003 Posts: 445 Location: Costa Rica
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Don't forget though, pronunciation (or accent) is only one part of being able to communicate. _________________ Niagara Summer Programs |
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longshikong
Joined: 14 Jan 2012 Posts: 30
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Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2013 9:14 pm Post subject: |
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As a teacher, I suggest the following:
a) if your reading comprehension is much, much better than your listening comprehension, I recommend Clear Speech: Pronunciation and Listening Comprehension in North American English Here in China, students recognize contractions (I'm, it'll, they'd,..) in print but aren't used to hearing or using them.
b) Follow RedRose's advice; watch videos that interest you. When played on a computer, you can change the playback speed using software such as the free downloadable VLC Media Player. You can also find subtitles for many popular TV series and movies online. Don't worry if you don't hear every word--native speakers use far more guessing than actual listening in noisy places or when someone isn't speaking clearly. That will come with experience.
c) Record your voice and compare it to a native speaker's. Make a note of what sounds you still need to work on, or that cause confusion for native speakers you communicate with (ask them!) For many, the short 'i' is a problem: it/eat, ship/sheep.
RedRose: nice to see you back! I enjoyed reading your positive comments! I even tried contacting tcxch because I thought what he wrote about learning English in China: My English Learning Philoshophy could help many of my students (I wanted a Chinese translation).
Actually, now that I live in China's Hunan province, I face the same problem--the dialect makes it harder for me to understand others and some people here don't even understand my standard Mandarin pronunciation. |
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PeterAlex
Joined: 31 Dec 2013 Posts: 52 Location: USA
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Posted: Wed Jan 08, 2014 3:21 am Post subject: |
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To improve your pronunciation of American English, let's begin with vowel sounds.
Directions:
Listen to the audio while reading each word.
Read each word out loud with the audio.
Read the words without the audio.
Click here to begin the pronunciation program. |
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