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BetterAccent Tutor for
American English:
BetterAccent Tutor is designed for non-native speakers of
English, who would like to speak clearly, effectively and be easily understood.
Using advance unique patented speech analysis technology, BetterAccent Tutor
presents instant audio-visual feedback of users’ pronunciation. In American
English three components of speech that contribute the most to comprehensibility
are intonation, stress and rhythm. BetterAccent Tutor analyzes
intonation, stress and rhythm patterns of a user-recorded utterance and
visualizes these patterns in an easy- to- understand manner. By pinpointing the
exact mistakes, BetterAccent Tutor allows users to focus on the problems that
are unique to their speech.
 | Allows users to record and playback
utterances. |
| Analyzes and visualizes intonation, intensity
and rhythm patterns of recorded utterances. |
| Visualizes the syllabic structure of recorded
utterances and highlights the syllables as they are played back. |
| Allows users to visually compare the user’s and
native speaker’s intonation, intensity and rhythm
patterns. |
| Contains an extensive set of exercises specially-
designed for the BetterAccent Tutor. |
| Includes detailed explanations of each exercise. |
| Includes a large collection of utterances by native
speakers to provide users with guidance and a yardstick for correct
pronunciation. |
| Works well as a course supplement or as an interactive
pronunciation coach for students’ independent study |
| Is WindowsÔ compatible. |
Sample Exercises
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