A simple phonetic guide for USA English is at truespel.com.  Click the 
converter button and go to the converter page.  The first converter is the 
URL converter.  The entire internet can be converted to truespel, the 
world's first pronunciation guide spelling/writing system.

Further down the page is the text converter.  Paste passages into it and 
click convert to see it respelled phonetically in USA English accent.

The model for the pronunciation is the spoken words of the American Heritage 
Talking dictionary and m-w.com.  This is standard USA accent.

Tom Zurinskas, USA - CT20, TN3, NJ33, FL4+
See truespel.com and the 4 truespel books at authorhouse.com.






>From: Paul Rogers <pumarosa21 at yahoo.com>

>Reply-To: The Adult English Language Learners Discussion 

>List<englishlanguage at nifl.gov>

>To: The Adult English Language Learners Discussion 

>List<englishlanguage at nifl.gov>

>Subject: [EnglishLanguage 921]  Help with pronunciation issues

>Date: Thu, 4 Jan 2007 12:52:37 -0800 (PST)

>

>Concerning teaching pronunciation, I have written a series of texts that 

>include pronunciation lessons for beginning Spanish speakers, with 

>vocabulary spelled two ways: normally and "phonetically". These lesson have 

>proven to be very effective and, I believe, assist the student in an 

>overall way in learning English.

>   For more information, go to my web site: PUMAROSA.COM.

>   Paul Rogers

>

>Kathryn Quinn <tcqmom at adelphia.net> wrote:

>           Martin:

>   I know exactly how you feel.  I was facilitating an English program with 

>a number of SE Asian students.  One very diligent student from Viet Nam 

>came for advisement at the end of the semester.  She'd taken a 

>pronunciation class and kept saying what sounded like "I failed.  I 

>failed."  I kept trying to encourage her telling her that she hadn't failed 

>but she was working hard and making some progress.  If she took the course 

>again, she'd do better.  Only to find out that what she was trying to say 

>was "I passed.  I passed."

>   Use mirrors!  Have them look at themselves in the mirror as they say the 

>sounds, in initial position as well as word final.  Help them speak slowly. 

>  Have them look at you as you mouth words with stops.  Have them listen 

>for the sounds and identify when they hear them.  Have them record 

>themselves to see if they can hear them when they've said them.  And in 

>pronunciation class, don't pretend you can understand them clearly when you 

>can't.

>   Best wishes.

>   Kathryn Quinn

>     ----- Original Message -----

>   From: Martin Senger

>   To: The Adult English Language Learners Discussion List

>   Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2007 2:31 PM

>   Subject: [EnglishLanguage 917] Help with pronunciation issues

>

>

>   Pax et bonum all! (peace & goodness)

>

>   I am an adult ESL teacher in Erie, PA. I am looking for information on 

>teaching pronunciation skills to SE Asian students, who seem to have a 

>particular problem with stops sounds ([p], [b], etc.). Any suggestions 

>would be greatly appreciated!

>

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