Expert English Pronunciation, Accent Reduction & Fluency
supplemental materials for the kindle/amazon publication:
English For Arabic Speakers
Teaching Pronunciation: What You Should Know and Do
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For Arabic speakers, the pronunciation of these 3 words can be confounding. It is a place where the Arabic vowel system and the English vowel system do not match up. I use a multi-step approach to help sort out their sounds. Read More …
Woohoo! Hooray! Yay! In a couple of weeks, I’ll be publishing an e-book on Kindle and Amazon: English For Arabic Speakers,Teaching Pronunciation: What You Should Know & Do I hope you’ll find it helpful and informative. I’ve hired a a couple of Read More …
pronunciation-based listening exercises MINIMAL PAIRS (e.g. bet/bat or very/ferry) 1. Minimal pairs, identification: student sees a written pair; identifies which the teacher (or recording) says 2. Minimal pairs, discrimination: hear two words; tell if they are identical, or a minimal Read More …
A sounds like /uh/ as in [but] When letter A is the initial, and only, sound in multi-syllable word: (a/wake, a/gain, a/head, a/greed, a/go, a/way, a/long, a/round, a/cross, a/mount, a/lone, a/fraid, a/rrive) A sounds like /ah/ as in [hot, father] Read More …
When we learn to speak another language, we must acquire some new sounds and strategies. We may also have to reset how and when we employ stress and timing. These slides will accompany a webinar conversation between Peggy Tharpe, M.A. Read More …