ABOUT
My name is Christine Wingate, and I created "American English Sounds" so that English learners could practice the difficult sounds of English outside of class. I have taught English as a Second Language for over 5 years, and I currently teach in the ESL Programs at University of Iowa.
Every English learner needs something different in order to master pronunciation, so learners need opportunities to independently practice the sounds that are difficult for them. The tutorials on this site are made to help learners recognize the sounds of English and produce them accurately at word, sentence, and discourse levels. With that in mind, each tutorial provides both instruction and a variety of examples. Learners can practice difficult sounds through listening and repetition tasks before using those sounds in the flow of natural speaking.
If you are enjoying this site, or if you have ideas for improving it, I would love to hear from you! Feel free to leave a comment or suggestion in the contact form below.
If you'd like to hear about updates to the site, or discuss pronunciation topics, you can follow "American English Sounds" on Facebook or Twitter.
Every English learner needs something different in order to master pronunciation, so learners need opportunities to independently practice the sounds that are difficult for them. The tutorials on this site are made to help learners recognize the sounds of English and produce them accurately at word, sentence, and discourse levels. With that in mind, each tutorial provides both instruction and a variety of examples. Learners can practice difficult sounds through listening and repetition tasks before using those sounds in the flow of natural speaking.
If you are enjoying this site, or if you have ideas for improving it, I would love to hear from you! Feel free to leave a comment or suggestion in the contact form below.
If you'd like to hear about updates to the site, or discuss pronunciation topics, you can follow "American English Sounds" on Facebook or Twitter.
©2018, Christine Wingate
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