American English Pronunciation for Beginners
Are you struggling with your English pronunciation?
Do you have a strong accent when speaking English?
Do native speakers always ask you to repeat yourself?
Do you want to begin speaking with an American accent confidently?
Do you what tips and help with speaking with an American accent? I welcome you to this - “American English Pronunciation Training - course where I will patiently guide you through the basic techniques you need to pronounce English sounds correctly.
This course will guide you through the basics of correct American pronunciation and help you learn how to make the sounds of standard American English with confidence.
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Fabiola Suarez says “This course is essential to start learning about phonetics and fundamentals of pronunciation. It's special for students from beginner level to advance level. Great course I was learning better about some silent letters with word examples. Thanks to Loretta. : )”
Sarmad Agha says “It's a great course to understand the basics we often forgot while speaking American English. The instructor is experienced and teaches to the point. It establishes a foundation for your pronunciation so you can easily master the difficult words you use in daily life even though if they are apart from the scope of this course. :)”
Soon Kheng, Chan says “An amazing instructress. Love her in-depth explanations and the pace is very comfortable. Thank you, Ms. Loretta Huether. ”
Priyanka Dunakhe says "Thank you, this course is detailed one and teaches pronunciation with great accuracy. Great to practice and good for English accent improvement.”
If you are not sure how to pronounce American English sounds it becomes difficult to communicate with others. This causes a lot of confusion and misunderstanding. To help with these problems, I will show you how to properly use your don’t know how to use your tongue, lips, mouth and jaw correctly to form the sounds of English. You will train these speech muscles to begin to speak with a clear American accent.
This course focuses on and helps you to improve your American English speaking accent.
But you will do more than just “learn”— you will “train” your ears to hear the correct sounds of English and speak them clearly. It’s not enough to just look at pictures of tongue positions.
In this course, you will understand the problems of English pronunciations, the basic sounds in English, the difficult sounds such “TH" “R” “L” “V” “W”, know some commonly mispronounced words and their correct pronunciation in the American English accent.
Further, you will know the correct pronunciations of the numbers, dates, time, fraction, decimal and percentages.
At the end of the course you will have fun stuff to practice and tips for improving your pronunciation every day at home. You will also have additional resources (links) which I put together for you to practice your pronunciation.
This self-paced online course will help you to learn at your convenient time and tempo.
This course comes with the lifetime access and that means you will have access to any future updates to this course at NO extra cost.
All the Best and see you inside the course.
Your English Coach, Loretta
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Learning objectives
- Speak words and sentences in standard american english with the correct pronunciation
- Improve your listening skills with native american english through ear training
- Learn to use the muscles of the tongue, lips and mouth to get the right sound.
- Hear the difference between long vowels and short vowels.
- Get the correct pronunciations of the difficult words and the sounds such as “th" “r” “l” “v” “w”
- Say the sounds of the alphabet clearly and correctly
- Understand and use phonetic spelling
- Say american dates, time and numbers correctly
- Focused practice of skills learned in the lectures
- Know how to improve your english pronunciation at home
- Speak words and sentences in standard american english with the correct pronunciation
- Improve your listening skills with native american english through ear training
- Learn to use the muscles of the tongue, lips and mouth to get the right sound.
- Hear the difference between long vowels and short vowels.
- Get the correct pronunciations of the difficult words and the sounds such as “th" “r” “l” “v” “w”
- Say the sounds of the alphabet clearly and correctly
- Understand and use phonetic spelling
- Say american dates, time and numbers correctly
- Focused practice of skills learned in the lectures
- Know how to improve your english pronunciation at home
Syllabus
About me and this course
To know what the course is about and a little bit about me.
Why English pronunciation so difficult is
Learn how to find out the pronunciation of any word
when you are not sure how to pronounce it.
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Syllabus
Learn how to find out the pronunciation of any word
when you are not sure how to pronounce it.
Learn and practice correct pronunciation of the English alphabet.
I also spell words to you to practice and train your ears.
Here we go deeper into the "silent letters" of English. You will hear the correct pronunciation along with seeing images of words with silent letters.
We will go into part 2 of "silent letters" in American English.
Practice and review of counting and cardinal numbers.
Practice saying dates correctly
Saying the time in American English.
How to correctly say fractions, decimals and percentages
In this lesson, you will learn the 3 different pronunciations of the -ed endings in past regular verbs.
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Online Pronunciation Guides
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Pronunciation tutorials provide easy-to-follow instructions to correct your pronunciation. These tutorials make use of visual and audio aids to demonstrate the correct pronunciation.
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American English Pronunciation
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Go through a pronunciation guide.
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Listen to the demonstration.
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Try to imitate and record.
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Compare your audio with the example.
IPA Practice
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IPA is a phonetic transcription system used to indicate the pronunciation of sounds. For each lesson, you should practice different IPA sounds. IPA practice will allow you to improve your listening attentively.
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Choose a lesson and listen carefully.
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Try to imitate the pronunciation and check your pronunciation.
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Record yourself and compare.
Vowel Sounds Practice
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Regular practice of vowel sounds improves your pronunciation making you accustomed to the American English accents. You will be more confident in speaking English with the correct pronunciation.
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Listen to different vowel sounds
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Try to imitate the sound.
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Compare your pronunciation with a native speaker.
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Practice regularly
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Pronunciation Practice Exercises
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Constantly practice the pronunciation of words and sounds. Repetition and practice are the best ways to improve pronunciation skills. This can be done through online exercises and games, shadowing native speakers, or reading aloud.
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Find online practice exercises.
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Dedicate 15-20 minutes each day to practice.
Shadowing Pronunciation
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Shadowing native speakers is an effective way to improve your pronunciation. You will get to know how native speakers pronounce words.
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Listen to short audio or videos of native speakers.
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Repeat the words and sentences.
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Pay attention to the stress and intonation.
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Practice regularly
Join Pronunciation Group
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Joining a pronunciation group allows you to connect with others, share tips, and benefit from their experiences.
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American English Pronunciation
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Search for an online pronunciation group or community.
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Join the group.
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Interact with group members.
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Participate in discussions.
Shadowing
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Shadow native English speakers by repeating what they say, imitating their pronunciation, intonation, and rhythm. Shadowing is a great way to improve your pronunciation and fluency and helps you pick up on natural speech patterns.
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Shadowing
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Find a native English speaker to shadow.
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Start by listening to the speaker and repeating what they say out loud.
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Try to imitate their pronunciation, intonation, and rhythm as much as possible.
Pronunciation Recordings
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Recording yourself provides a chance to analyze your pronunciation, detect errors, and assess improvement. With time, you will develop a stronger command over the pronunciation.
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American English Pronunciation
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Read a text or create a dialogue.
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Record yourself speaking.
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Listen to the recording and analyze your pronunciation.
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Identify areas of improvement.
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Practice and re-record until you are satisfied.
Guided Pronunciation Tutorials
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Listen to guided pronunciation tutorials to improve your listening skills. Ear training is essential for improving pronunciation because it helps you distinguish between different sounds and rhythms.
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Ear Training
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Find a good pronunciation tutorial or app.
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Follow the instructions and practice the exercises.
Pronunciation Workshop
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Pronunciation workshops provide a structured environment to enhance your pronunciation skills. You will get feedback from experts and interact with peers.
Browse courses on
American English Pronunciation
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Find a suitable pronunciation workshop.
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Attend all the sessions
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Engage in group work
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Reach out to the instructor for individual feedback.
Contribute to Pronunciation Projects
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Open-source projects related to pronunciation can help to refine your understanding. Explore projects that align with your current understanding, get involved, and make contributions.
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Find open-source projects under the domain.
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Identify the area of your interest.
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Go through the documentation
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Make your contributions.
Tongue Twisters
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Practice tongue twisters to improve your articulation and fluency. Tongue twisters are a great way to challenge your pronunciation and help you speak more clearly and quickly.
Show steps
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Find a list of tongue twisters.
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Choose a few that you find challenging.
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Practice saying them repeatedly, trying to get the pronunciation as clear as possible.
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Record your voice as you practice, so you can listen back and identify areas you need to work on.
Online Pronunciation Guides
Show steps
Pronunciation tutorials provide easy-to-follow instructions to correct your pronunciation. These tutorials make use of visual and audio aids to demonstrate the correct pronunciation.
Browse courses on
American English Pronunciation
Show steps
- Go through a pronunciation guide.
- Listen to the demonstration.
- Try to imitate and record.
- Compare your audio with the example.
IPA Practice
Show steps
IPA is a phonetic transcription system used to indicate the pronunciation of sounds. For each lesson, you should practice different IPA sounds. IPA practice will allow you to improve your listening attentively.
Show steps
- Choose a lesson and listen carefully.
- Try to imitate the pronunciation and check your pronunciation.
- Record yourself and compare.
Vowel Sounds Practice
Show steps
Regular practice of vowel sounds improves your pronunciation making you accustomed to the American English accents. You will be more confident in speaking English with the correct pronunciation.
Show steps
- Listen to different vowel sounds
- Try to imitate the sound.
- Compare your pronunciation with a native speaker.
- Practice regularly
Pronunciation Practice Exercises
Show steps
Constantly practice the pronunciation of words and sounds. Repetition and practice are the best ways to improve pronunciation skills. This can be done through online exercises and games, shadowing native speakers, or reading aloud.
Show steps
- Find online practice exercises.
- Dedicate 15-20 minutes each day to practice.
Shadowing Pronunciation
Show steps
Shadowing native speakers is an effective way to improve your pronunciation. You will get to know how native speakers pronounce words.
Show steps
- Listen to short audio or videos of native speakers.
- Repeat the words and sentences.
- Pay attention to the stress and intonation.
- Practice regularly
Join Pronunciation Group
Show steps
Joining a pronunciation group allows you to connect with others, share tips, and benefit from their experiences.
Browse courses on
American English Pronunciation
Show steps
- Search for an online pronunciation group or community.
- Join the group.
- Interact with group members.
- Participate in discussions.
Shadowing
Show steps
Shadow native English speakers by repeating what they say, imitating their pronunciation, intonation, and rhythm. Shadowing is a great way to improve your pronunciation and fluency and helps you pick up on natural speech patterns.
Browse courses on
Shadowing
Show steps
- Find a native English speaker to shadow.
- Start by listening to the speaker and repeating what they say out loud.
- Try to imitate their pronunciation, intonation, and rhythm as much as possible.
Pronunciation Recordings
Show steps
Recording yourself provides a chance to analyze your pronunciation, detect errors, and assess improvement. With time, you will develop a stronger command over the pronunciation.
Browse courses on
American English Pronunciation
Show steps
- Read a text or create a dialogue.
- Record yourself speaking.
- Listen to the recording and analyze your pronunciation.
- Identify areas of improvement.
- Practice and re-record until you are satisfied.
Guided Pronunciation Tutorials
Show steps
Listen to guided pronunciation tutorials to improve your listening skills. Ear training is essential for improving pronunciation because it helps you distinguish between different sounds and rhythms.
Browse courses on
Ear Training
Show steps
- Find a good pronunciation tutorial or app.
- Follow the instructions and practice the exercises.
Pronunciation Workshop
Show steps
Pronunciation workshops provide a structured environment to enhance your pronunciation skills. You will get feedback from experts and interact with peers.
Browse courses on
American English Pronunciation
Show steps
- Find a suitable pronunciation workshop.
- Attend all the sessions
- Engage in group work
- Reach out to the instructor for individual feedback.
Contribute to Pronunciation Projects
Show steps
Open-source projects related to pronunciation can help to refine your understanding. Explore projects that align with your current understanding, get involved, and make contributions.
Show steps
- Find open-source projects under the domain.
- Identify the area of your interest.
- Go through the documentation
- Make your contributions.
Tongue Twisters
Show steps
Practice tongue twisters to improve your articulation and fluency. Tongue twisters are a great way to challenge your pronunciation and help you speak more clearly and quickly.
Show steps
- Find a list of tongue twisters.
- Choose a few that you find challenging.
- Practice saying them repeatedly, trying to get the pronunciation as clear as possible.
- Record your voice as you practice, so you can listen back and identify areas you need to work on.
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