The sounds of english : theory and practice for Latin American Speakers / José Vicente Abad Olaya ; fotógrafo Jorge Cano ; ilustradores José Vicente Abad Olaya y Luisa Fernanda Taborda.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Abad Olaya, José Vicente, autor.

Contributor:

Abad Olaya José Vicente, ilustrador.

Cano,Jorge, fotógrafo.

Taborda, Luisa Fernanda, ilustrador.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Inglés--Enseñanza--Estudiantes extranjeros.

English language.

English language--Phonology.

Inglés--Métodos de enseñanza.

Inglés--Fonética.

Local Subjects:

Inglés--Enseñanza--Estudiantes extranjeros.

Inglés--Métodos de enseñanza.

Inglés--Fonética.

Genre:

Libros electronicos.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (101 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

2020

Medellín : Universidad Católica Luis Amigó, 2020.

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

This book was conceived as a pronunciation course textbook to be used under the guidance of atrained instructor; however, it can also be used for independent study by learners with an English proficiency level of B1 or above. Both teachers and students can read the book in sequence if they seek towork comprehensively on pronunciation, or they can use it as reference material by looking into anyone of the English sounds for which they may need specific information and practice.The text is aimed at Spanish speakers who are in pursuit of improving their English pronunciation.It specifically targets pre-service and in-service English teachers who are required to know how English sounds are pronounced.

Contents:

PÁGINA LEGAL

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

1. ESSENTIAL CONCEPTS

1.1 PHONETICS AND PHONOLOGY

1.2 PHONEMES AND SPEECH SOUNDS

1.3 THE ENGLISH SPELLING-PRONUNCIATION MISMATCH

1.4 THE PHONEMIC ALPHABET

1.5 SPEECH PRODUCTION

2. VOWEL SOUNDS

2.1 SOUNDS [I:] AND

2.2 SOUNDS AND

2.3 SOUNDS AND

2.4 SCHWA: AND

2.5 SCHWA + R:

2.6 SOUNDS AND

2.7 SOUNDS [U:] AND

2.8 DIPHTHONGS: AND

3. CONSONANT SOUNDS

3.1 SOUNDS [T] AND [D]

3.2 PRONUNCIATION OF FINAL -ED

3.3 SOUNDS [P], [B], [K], AND [G]

3.4 SOUNDS [S] AND [Z]

3.5 PRONUNCIATION OF FINAL S

3.6 SOUNDS [F], [V], AND [H]

3.7 SOUNDS AND

3.8 SOUNDS AND

3.9 SOUNDS AND

3.10 SOUNDS [M], [N], AND

3.11 SOUNDS [L] AND [R]

3.12 SOUNDS [J] AND [W]

ANSWER KEY

BIBLIOGRAPHY.

Notes:

Originally published: 2014.

Includes bibliographical references.

Descripción basada en metadatos suministrados por el editor y otras fuentes.

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

958-8943-53-1

OCLC:

1261028338