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Ingles: Que Buen Acento! An English Pronunciation Guide for Spanish Speakers (Book & 2 Audio CDs) (Spanish Edition)

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Esta obra sin igual es un manual de pronunciación inglesa, diseñado específicamente para personas de habla hispana. Es un instrumento realmente útil y un complemento muy necesario para las personas que están aprendiendo inglés o que ya lo saben pero desean lograr una pronunciación inglesa excelente o perfecta. Este manual consta de un libro con dos discos compactos en un estuche elegante de plástico.

En realidad no existe un manual similar en el mercado.

En él se enseñan y comparan los sonidos vocálicos y consonánticos del inglés (más o menos 44) con los sonidos del español (22) con una gran variedad de ejemplos. Hay otros capítulos que atañen únicamente a los hispanohablantes y no a los hablantes de otras lenguas, como el de los famosos "falsos amigos".

I am retired in Mexico and volunteer as an English teacher. My only previous teaching experience had been tutoring with the Literacy Network in Lee, MA, so I am always looking for references and support material, which has led me to some expensive and disappointing purchases but not in this case.

The text used in the program for which I volunteer does not address pronunciation but proceeds on the assumption that everyone can learn to speak a foreign language by mimicry; an assumption I find untrue. This book includes explanations in Spanish and the speakers on the CD's have a clear Midwestern (6:00 o'clock national news) accent (I am from the South), so it has worked very well in the introduction of the material.

The jury is out on whether my students can improve their accents from the material as I just began using it but I am hopeful.

My co-worker is from Peru, and she could barely speak English, but she wanted to learn. I brought this as a gift for her, and in less then a year, she has shown great progress! The audio and workbook really gave her the tools to pick up so much in that amount of time. She likes speaking to me in English to help her practice, and help her with unfamiliar words, but she doesn't need much help from me.

I have had a business relationship with the author for several years, he is a well educated teacher and interpreter. He has lived in the United States and knows how to present himself in a most professional manner. When I first met him I did not realize he was a native of Peru, his accent sounds very English to me.

En realidad a veces se olvidan algunas reglas en la pronunciación y no necesariamente con las peliculas en su idioma original se obtiene una adecuada pronunciación (demasiados slams).., por lo tanto por el precio y el producto.: Es bueno..!!