American Accent Training: A Guide to Speaking and Pronouncing American English for Anyone Who Speaks English As a Second Language [Paperback]

Ann Cook (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1991 | ISBN-10: 0812077636 | ISBN-13: 978-0812077636 | Edition: Pap/Cas

For those who speak English as a second language, this program tells how to be understood in American English by using a "pure sound" approach that avoids rules and grammar. Vinyl album with markers, book, and 3 90-minute cassettes.

Product Details

• Paperback: 162 pages
• Publisher: Barrons Educ Series Inc Audio; Pap/Cas edition (May 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0812077636
• ISBN-13: 978-0812077636
• Product Dimensions: 12.4 x 9.9 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,118,515 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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42 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Unique method to make your American accent sound `real', May 18, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: American Accent Training: A Guide to Speaking and Pronouncing American English for Anyone Who Speaks English As a Second Language (Paperback)

(CORRECTION TO VERSION 1) LINE 1: `FOUR' NOT FOR WEEK

After I had completed a four week seminar at the Euro Center Language School in Alexandria, Virginia, my teachers gave me the best training marks a student ever got there: four `10's. Nevertheless, American native speakers were still able to detect my German accent in my English. Then I found Ann Cook's AAT in a book store in Washington D.C. I started an intense training. Recently I attended an English class in Munich, Germany, where I live. The teacher, an American from New York, wanted me to leave the class room because she thought I was an American who wanted to pull her leg by coming to her class. By the way, it's never too late to start with AAT: I'm 60 years of age. Anybody can do it if he or she tries hard.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars American Accent Training by Ann Cook (book with audio casset, June 8, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: American Accent Training: A Guide to Speaking and Pronouncing American English for Anyone Who Speaks English As a Second Language (Paperback)

I am so glad to give myself this book with the audio cassette. It is very informative. It trains me while listening to the tapes. I recommend that people who buys the book gets the tape too. It won't be effective without it. Believe me it is worth your money.Buy for yourself or for someone you love.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing all the way!, January 14, 2000

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Chen Yu Jen (Kaohsiung, Taiwan) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: American Accent Training: A Guide to Speaking and Pronouncing American English for Anyone Who Speaks English As a Second Language (Paperback)

American Accent Training is really an amazing porgram! I love it! I will use it as the textbook in our English Club for advanced-level class! And by the way, the English Club is in National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. I strongly recommend this program to everyone learning American English!