Includes index and appendices.

"Targeting Pronunciation provides intermediate and advanced ESL students with a comprehensive program and the tools they need to communicate effectively in English. It makes pronunciation easy to teach and fun to learn through engaging activities and a communicative, interactive approach. Students build independence by refining their listening and self-monitoring skills. They gain confidence as they watch their progress and target the improvement of their suprasegmentals - stress, intonation, and speech rhythm - as well as their segmental sounds - consonants and vowels" (Book cover).

To the Student

To the Teacher

Key to Symbols

Acknowledgements

CONTENTS:

Unit I: Getting Started

Chapter 1: Improving Your Pronunciation

Part 1: Setting Goals
Pronunciation Targets
Goals Survey
Your Speech-Effectiveness Level

Part 2: Assessing Your Pronunciation Priorities Listening to English Survey Pronunciation Survey: Making a Speech Tape

Part 3: Making Your New Pronunciation a Habit Where Do I Start?
Self-Monitoring
"Use It Or Lose It" Making Small Talk
Making the Most of the Targeting Pronunciation Audio Program
Reflection Journals
Overview of Your Plan of Action
Finishing Up

Chapter 2: Intonation Moving Your Mouth for English
Thought Groups
Focus Words
Final Sounds
Linking
Finishing Consonant Clusters
Speech Rhythm: Stress and Unstree
More Practice
Finishing Up

Unit II: Words

Chapter 3: Stressing Syllables and Speaking Clearly
Word Stress Compound Nouns Finishing Up

Chapter 4: More Intonation Patterns: More Words Predicting Stress: Which Syllable Should I Stress?
Dictionaries and Pronunciation
Descriptive Phrases
Phrasal Verbs
Names
Finishing Up

Unit II Progress Check

Unit III: Phrases and Sentences

Chapter 5: Speech Rhythm: Stress and Unstress
Sentence Rhythm: Strong Stress, Normal Stress, Unstress
Predicting Stress: Chart
Focus Words: The Basic Stress Pattern
Changes in Focus
Finishing Up
Conversation Strategies

Chapter 6: Vowels and Speech Music Unstress: Shortening the Vowels in Weak Syllables
Reductions and Schwa Vowels
Clear Vowels
Moving Your Mouth for English: Contrast Three Long Vowels
Moving Your Mouth for English: Contrast Three Short Vowels
Moving Your Mouth for English: Contrast Two More Short Vowels
More Practice
Finishing Up

Chapter 7: Sing Along: The Melody of Speech How Much Melody Do People Use?
The Four Pitch Levels of English Speech
Some Guidelines for Intonation
Intonation Variations
Longer Sentences
Finishing Up

Unit III: Progress Check

Unit IV: Sounds: Consonants and Vowels

Chapter 8: The Speech Pathway - What's Happening Where? Follow the Speech Pathway
Stops: The Air Stops Along the Speech Pathway Continuants: The Air Flows Out the Pathway Are you ready for "R" and "L"? Finishing Up

Chapter 9: Important Endings

Part 1: "Ed" Endings

Part 2: "S" Endings Finishing Up

Chapter 10: More about Vowels and Consonants More about vowels
More about consonants
More Practice with "R" and "L"
Finishing Up

Unit IV Progress Check

Unit V: Putting It All Together

Chapter 11: More about Conversational Speech Reviewing Reductions and Chunks of Speech
Practice with Authentic Speech
Finishing Up

Chapter 12: More about Thought Groups Presenting New Information
Thought Groups in Conversational Speech
Finishing Up

Unit V Progress Check What's Next?

Appendix A Consonants

Appendix B Vowels

Index of Topics

Index of Activities

Intended for English language learners at the intermediate and advances levels.