List $39.95

Written by Ann Cook - Unabridged Nonfiction

5 COMPACT DISCS, book & teaching aids - 4.5 hours

Publisher, Barron's Educational Audio (September 2000)

2nd Edition

"I was a graduate student a U.C. Berkeley, but people had a hard time understanding me. After I took this course, my advisor told me, 'You finally learned English!" --Mieko Matsuzawa, Bioengineer

"The good thing about this program is that the techniques give me the keys to open the doors on my own from now on." --Dr. C. C. Chan, Senior Member of IEEE; Director, International Research Center for Electric Vehicles

"Recently I attended an English class…. The teacher, an American from New York, wanted me to leave the class because she thought I was an American who wanted to pull her leg." --Rainer Stroh, Munich, Germany

"American Accent training is really an amazing program! I love it! I will use it as the textbook in our English Club for advanced-level class!" --Justin, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Taiwan

"In the real world, the issue is not even the accent, but the actual flow of communication….Ann Cook has a very unique system that has dramatically improved the way I construct and present my entire pattern of communication….I feel that this course has literally changed both my business and personal life." --Dr. I. Israel, Software Consultant

The second edition of the highly acclaimed American Accent Training, now on 5 audio CDs, is for foreign-born students and business people working, traveling or studying in the United States and Canada. Through extensive intonation and pronunciation exercises, students learn how to speak with a standard American Accent. At the same time, listening comprehension improves dramatically. Supplementary materials included detailed nationality guides for eight languages (Chinese, Japanese, Indian, Spanish, French, German, Russian and Korean), access to a comprehensive website, and referral to a qualified telephone analyst for an individual diagnostic speech analysis. Also included are colored markers for written exercises, and a mirror to practice accurate pronunciation.