Teaching American English Pronunciation

I used a first printing of this book during graduate studies back in '93, and although the book has gone through subsequent printings, errors remain. The errors, both editing and typo errors plus interpretative errors--are available as a three-page pdf file (1.2 MB) at eslbee.com/teaching_american_english_pronunciation_corrections.pdf . I guess I'm surprised that after fifteen years, Oxford still hasn't issued a new corrected edition. The book is clearly a five-star book were it not for its errors.

I was asssigned this book in a non-credit ESL pronunciation course, and found it a bit less complex than the "bible" on the subject, Celce-Murcia. Good clear explanations throughout. This subject involves some memorization and study to master it properly, but as a teacher you'll be amply rewarded when with a few tips on lip and tongue placement the correct sound magically emerges from your student's mouth. Has a good section on specific problems depending on the L1 of the student.

the book has a great section on pronunciation problem for specific first-language groups (for example, the problems that many Taiwanese or Spanish speakers face), but it could have more pictures about mouth shape and how to make the pronunciation sounds

I use this book quite a bit when teaching pronunciation. While this smaller volume isn't as thorough as Celce-Murcia, et al.'s Teaching Pronunciation... I find that it's a very good supplement. I use the two books together. A practical and very classroom-oriented guide for teachers. Recommended.