Overview

Foreign Accent Management is a book is written for non native speakers of the English language with European, African, Asian or Indian origin. The book is a guide to management of accents. The text is a compilation of valuable techniques in Speech-Language Pathology that have been in use for many years along with practical ideas gathered from workshops, tutoring and speech therapy practice. Most importantly, the book does not claim to erase the accent, however it will increase the awareness about accent modification and provides the tools and techniques to enhance and manage it long-term.

Reviews

• Mara Behlau and Gisele Oliveira, Center of Voice Studies, Federal University of Sao Paulo, Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica, (2008):
  "Offers very readable and attractive material for speakers of English as a second language to improve their communication skills and also for clinicians that see nonnative of English speakers."

• Annabel Bosanquet, Speech & Language Therapy in Practice, (2008):
  "...The author is very thorough in addressing different aspects of good communication, eg. useful chapters on prosodic features, listening skills and non-verbal aspects of communication."

Audience

Primary Subject: Speech and Language Pathology / Articulation, Phonetics, Phonology
Secondary Subject: Voice
Secondary Subject: Speech and Language Pathology / Multicultural Issues
Audience Level: Professional/Textbook - 90 Days

• Preface.
• Introduction.
• Communication.
• Oral Motor Movements.
• Language and Speech.
• Vowels.
• Phonetic transcription.
• Consonants.
• Accents.
• Auditory Discrimination.
• Intonation.
• Non-verbal communication.
• Pronunciation.
• Conversation.
• Conclusion.
• Postscript.
• Glossary of terms.
• References and Suggested readings.
• Websites.

About The Author

Mythri Menon, M.A.

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