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Al-Jarf, Reima – Online Submission, 2022
Analysis of a corpus of errors in pronouncing Proper Nouns used in English collected from the spontaneous speech of a sample of Arab informants showed that Arabic speakers have the following problems: (i) mispronouncing English vowels in "Google," "Moodle," "Uber," "Nixon," "London;" (ii) replacing…
Descriptors: Arabs, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Nouns
LDA of Minnesota, 2004
This is the second of two issues focused on teaching beginning reading skills to adults--both native and non-native English speakers. According to the latest research in reading, one of the best strategies for improving reading skills is systematic, explicit instruction in decoding skills or phonics. Although many critics have argued that the…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Error Patterns, Phonics, English (Second Language)
Catran, Jack – 1985
This transcript of and guide to a two-cassette course designed to assist Indian immigrants in erasure of their foreign accents can be used for either individual or group study. Narrative and taped demonstrations of American English that pinpoint typical phonological barriers and pronunciation difficulties are outlined. The author's own system of…
Descriptors: Articulation (Speech), Consonants, Diacritical Marking, Diction
Catran, Jack – 1985
This transcript of and guide to a two-cassette course designed to assist Iranian immigrant speakers of Farsi in erasure of their foreign accents can be used for either individual or group study. Narrative and taped demonstrations of American English that pinpoint typical phonological barriers and pronunciation difficulties are outlined. The…
Descriptors: Articulation (Speech), Consonants, Diacritical Marking, Diction