American Accent Training A guide to speaking and pronouncing American English for everyone who speaks English as a second language Second Edition . Ann Cook Take the "pure-sound" approach to speaking Listen to the rhythms of spoken language Imitate the fluid ways of American speech Americans will understand you better- and you'll understand them better too! "I took pronunciation classes for two years at Princeton, and in my opinion, American Accent Training is far superior." -Dr. Z. Kabala, Hydrologist BARRON'S