Foreign Students’ Guide to Pronunciation: Using the Pronunciation Key of the American English Dictionary
Joan Ashkenas

This comprehensive lesson makes the pronunciation key of the dictionary understandable to foreign students, focusing on pronunciation of common example words, diacritical marks, and respelling. Once you have presented the material you will find yourself referring to it throughout the semester, as a tool for confirming precise pronunciation. With it, students gain insight into the variety of English speech sounds. The small format fits into their personal dictionaries to use independently after instruction. The lesson can be presented either orally or by audio tape. The obvious advantage of the latter is its convenience, allowing students to work individually or in small groups, following their texts.

High intermediate – Advanced, Junior High – Adult