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HELPFUL RESOURCES FOR AMERICAN ENGLISH ACCENT TRAINING:1. Accent Sources P.O. Box 44 Lyndonville, VT 05851 (800) 753-1016 Email: dasinc@plainfield.bypass.com Website: http://plainfield.bypass.com/~dasinc/ Video: Breaking the Accent Barrier: American Sound and Style for all Speakers of English as a Second Language (60-minute ESL self-help video by Dr. David Alan Stern; the video addresses improving the qualtity and expressiveness of your voice, adopting the intonation patterns of American speech, and controlling the muscles of the tongue and mouth that are needed to "sound American.") Audio Cassette Course: The Sound and Style of American English for All Speakers of English as a Second Language (4-hour, 42-minute audiocassette course by David Alan Stern with 50-page drill manual).
2. Lorna D. Sikorski and Associates 11142 Wickford Dr. Santa Ana, CA 92705 (800) 331-3610 www.ldsassoc.com Videos, audiocassettes, workbooks available
3. Skills International 2516 Waukegan Drive #357 Glenview, IL 60025 1-800-556-TALK http://209.242.15.88/sites/skillsinternational/ Video: How to Pronounce Consonants Video: How to Pronounce Vowels, Dipthongs, and Word Endings
4. English as a Second Language resources http://esl.about.com is a fabulous website, filled with activities and information for speakers of English as a foreign language
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