Accent Reduction. Specializing in helping non-native speakers of English communicate with confidence, clarity and accuracy.

Anthony Hughes' pronunciation of the English alphabet, complete with sound.

Learn how to speak with a standard American accent.

Is it hard for you to understand movies or television? Well, this site may help you to understand "real" English.

Accent reduction advice with many online resources.

Instant audio-visual feedback of intonation, stress and rhythm patterns and syllabic structure of student's speech. The Tutor uses unique speech analysis technology to analyze student's speech and visualize it vis-a-vis native speakers' patterns. The Tutor includes an on-line workbook available with a touch of a button and over 300 utterances by native speakers to provide users with guidance and a yardstick for correct pronunciation. The Tutor is Windows 95,98 and Windows NT compatible.

Good collection of pronunciation text books.

Information on the well-known accent reduction program developed by Dr. David Alan Stern.

Entertaining article on how to improve spoken English.

A poem that demonstrates the complexities of English pronunciation.

Excellent online pronunciation help from Okanagan University College.

This excellent resource from Hong Kong Poly University includes Realaudio sound clips.

Contrasted phonology of English & Portuguese vowels. - Estudo comparado das vogais do português e do inglês. In English and Portuguese.

A Video/TV program for all ages and all nations..., a self-teaching tool that helps one worry less about his/her pronunciation, reading or speaking situations.

Complete IPA pronunciation chart.

Lots of links and information, including Phonetic Fonts for Windows and Macintosh.

Tongue twister exercises to improve problem consonants.

Sounds of American English, Phonetic Transcription Exercises, Stress Patterns, and Pronunciation Exercises.

Click on the phonetic symbols to hear the vowel sounds. Shockwave needed

Tips on the pronunciation of English.

Discussion and help on English pronunciation.

Sentence stress is the music of spoken English.

Excellent chart from Language Net.

Pronunciation help for learners of American English. Marvelous resource from the the Maryland English Institute, University of Maryland.

Offering specially designed programs for both individuals and companies in accent modification and business communication.