Avery and Ehrlich 1992

Avery, Peter, and Susan Ehrlich. 1992.Teaching American English pronunciation. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press. 254 pages. 0194328155. Location: Dallas SIL Library 421.54 A955T. Interest level: specialist.

Is a textbook and reference manual for English as a Second Language (ESL) teachers. Introduces the fields of phonetics and phonology as related to second language learning. In addition to various concepts and descriptions, each subsection of the three parts includes frequent exercises, summaries, and conclusions.

• Part 1 introduces the English sound system, with examples of typical errors made by ESL students.
• Part 2 describes common pronunciation problems of most ESL students and specific pronunciation problems of 14 different language groups.
• Part 3 consists of a set of articles written by field practitioners that considers practical issues in teaching pronunciation.

• Bibliography module: Avery and Ehrlich 1992
• In overview module: Bibliography (Literacy): A
• In modular book: Bibliography (Literacy), by Doris Gallemore, Trudi C. Hunt, Jeanne Swanson, and Stephen L. Walter
• In document collection: Reference materials
• In bookshelf: Literacy

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