Accent Modification Manual: Materials and Activities

By Kathy Strattman, Harold T. Edwards, M.A. Kathy Strattman

The Accent Modification Manual helps readers 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. The strategies in this text provide the framework for the life-long process of modifying an accent. 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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1565934520
• ISBN13: 9781565934528
• Release Date: October 1995
• Publisher: Cengage Learning
• Length: 282 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.2" x 11.0"

Customer Reviews

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.

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, pitch levels, lip rounding, ligatures, and blends. Moreover, this book can benefit Americans who seek to improve in speaking their language with clarity.Remy Nelson, M.Div.