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Testimonial from an ESL Instructor who used RULES as pronunciation text:
“We finished our intensive program at the end of July. RULES worked out very well for the Pronunciation class I taught. It was the first pronunciation text I had used that presented rules which actually worked when put to the test with random language samples, and the abundance of examples and targeted exercises meant that I never had to supplement from other sources (also a first). Without lists like those in RULES, it is very hard for students to produce appropriate samples to practice points.
(I see the) strength of RULES in promoting vocabulary development. The long lists of examples not only serve to reinforce pronunciation patterns, but also to teach and/or reinforce common, modern vocabulary. For example, the section on compound nouns was full of regularly used vocabulary which my advanced students had yet to come across since these words were more commonly found in current, everyday speech than in textbooks or novels. RULES clearly illustrates the connections between pronunciation and grammar wherever appropriate, and lends itself to endless vocabulary reinforcement through its targeted lists.
‘Discoveries’ like RULES should become fixed in our syllabi. When I am asked to teach Pronunciation again, I know which book I will use.”
Eitan Geft
Soka University of America
English Language Program
Aliso Viejo, CA
