English Pronunciation for Spanish Speakers--Consonants

by Paulette Dale and Lillian Poms

Book Overview

Intermediate - Advanced Level. Designed to reduce foreign accents that interfere with effective communication, these two programs, one concentrating on vowels and the other on consonants, include a complete treatment on each as well as diphthongs, stress, rhythm, and intonation patterns of American English. Although planned especially for Spanish speakers, the material is applicable to all non-native speakers. (English Pronunciation for Spanish Speakers...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0132813041
• ISBN13: 9780132813044
• Release Date: February 1986
• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Length: 420 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Review by a Spanish speaking English teacher

As an English teacher, I have found that the program "English Pronunciation for Spanish Speakers. Consonants" is an excellent means both for teaching English pronunciation as well as for making it clear to students that they can be misunderstood if they pronounce words the Spanish way. The book really tackles the difficulties Spanish speaking people have in pronouncing many English words. Due to the diagrams at the beginning of each section showing the placement of articulators (tongue,lips etc.), the different kinds of interesting exercises and the humor put to some of them, students are always interested and delighted to use the book. If there are any students who want explanations in Spanish, they will find them at end of the book. Writing this book, as well as "English Pronunciation for Spanish Speakers. Vowels", certainly involved a great deal of creativity, ingenuity and work. Congratulations to the authors!