American English Pronunciation Podcast
The American English Pronunciation podcasts teaches non-native English speakers and ESL/ELL students correct English pronunciation in short lessons. Learn, listen, repeat and become fluent.
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Episodes
Tuesday Jul 29, 2008
Tuesday Jul 29, 2008
Spoken English rhythm follows patterns of stressed and unstressed words and syllables.
Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
Tuesday Jul 22, 2008
Tuesday Jul 22, 2008
/d/, /t/, and /ɪd/: become fluent with the three pronunciations for regular past tense verbs in English.
Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
Tuesday Jul 15, 2008
Tuesday Jul 15, 2008
Compare pronunciation of /f/ and /v/ and learn why they're difficult to say fluently.
Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
Tuesday Jul 08, 2008
Tuesday Jul 08, 2008
Practice comparing the 'sh' (as in 'she') and lesser known 'zh' (as in 'vision').
Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
Tuesday Jul 01, 2008
Tuesday Jul 01, 2008
Learn how and why to NOT say the first sound of the words 'he, him, her,' and 'them.'
Monday Jun 23, 2008
Monday Jun 23, 2008
Become fluent by linking a word that ends with a vowel sound to a word that begins with a vowel sound.
Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
Tuesday Jun 17, 2008
Tuesday Jun 10, 2008
Tuesday Jun 10, 2008
wanna, gonna, hafta, whadja, howdja: Learn how to understand and why to use informal contractions in English.
Tuesday Jun 03, 2008
Tuesday Jun 03, 2008
don't, can't, won't, hasn't, didn't, weren't: Learn how to say and why to use common contractions in English.
Tuesday May 27, 2008
Tuesday May 27, 2008
Practice comparing the 'aw' with other similar vowels, and practice the diphthongs 'oi' and 'ow.'