Welcome back! Have you checked out my Accent Reduction classes yet? Many of you have written and asked me questions about the IPA and how to read phonetic transcriptions of English words.
I did some searching on the web and found this page from the Antimoon site. The page shows you how to read and write [...]
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IPA for American English
Free American English Audio
This is a nice, clean webiste that you can use to listen to and repeat American English words. I like the audio on this site because it’s easy to hear the syllable stress and the schwa sound in reduced syllables.
The site has both audio and video.
American English Audio
American English Pronunciation-The Letter O
The vowel O has many sounds in American English. It can be confusing to know the correct pronunciation of this vowel.
I can think of five different pronunciations for the vowel O, but there could be even more. Here are my five examples:
1. In these words the O is pronounced as a schwa sound /ə/: love, [...]
Free Spoken English Audio Website
I discovered a website with tons of free American English audio. The website is called Englishspeak.com and it has 100 dialogs, 1000 phrases and the 1500 most common English vocabulary words. You can listen to the audio files using slow or normal speed. This is a great resource that everyone should add to their bookmarks!
http://www.englishspeak.com/
American English Audio Course
If you are looking for an affordable American English audio course you may want to check out the short course offered by Accent Workshop. The course contains eight mp3 audio lessons with workbooks that you can use to study American English pronunciation at home or on the go.
I have not personally used the course but [...]
Pimsleur Language Learning Courses
A couple of you have emailed me to ask my opinion of the Pimsleur American English audio course. The Pimsleur method is based on listening and speaking to help you learn grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation in a natural way.
I have not used the course to learn English but I just got the Complete Spanish Course [...]
Best Accent Training American English Audio Course
This week I found an excellent American English Pronunciation Audio Course on the web. In this audio course instructor Charles Becker teaches you American English vowel & consonant sounds, syllable stress & intonation as well as linking and connected speech.
This is a very complete course and I advise you to check it out! You can [...]
Pronounce Pro American English Pronunciation Book & CD
I see that there has been a lot of “buzz” on the web lately about an American English pronunciation book and CD set called Pronounce Pro. The book and audio were developed by an American English pronunciation teacher in California.
I haven’t used the book in my accent reduction classes but if you are a learner [...]
