Pronuncian (Seattle Learning Academy) – Contains lessons with videos on sound pronunciation, linking, pitch, syllable stress, sentence stress and miscellaneous “learning bits”. The videos on “Sounds” (click here) contain diagrams of how to position the mouth, tongue, teeth and lips to make the sounds. There is a free Pronunican app in the Apple App store
Speak better: 5 easy ways to improve your pronunciation (Live & Learn) – Tips for Learners to improve pronunciation. The author also has videos teaching “relaxation exercises” for ESL learners on “placement”. This playlist (click here): goes over methods for relaxing your neck, tongue, jaw, and lips to get a lower, more American placement which enables the Learner to improve their accent to sound more American.
10 Free English Pronunciation Exercises: Practice the Sounds of English – Worksheets for use in pronunciation instruction.
How to Teach Pronunciation (Thought Co.) - Level Appropriate Suggestions on Teaching English Pronunciation Skills. This website contains information for the tutor on approaches to teach pronunciation. The webpage also contains links to other supporting webpages.
How to easily improve your English pronunciation and sound like a native (Preply) - Eight effective strategies to help you sound like a local.
10 Tips for Perfect English Pronunciation (English Live) – Tips to teach Learners.
Tips For Improving Your ESL Students’ Pronunciation (VIPKid) – A few tips for Tutors on how to work on improving pronunciation
Using Tongue Twisters for Pronunciation - Tips for tutors
English Sounds Not Used in Other Languages (from The ESL/ELL Teacher’s Book of Lists, Second Edition by Jacqueline E. Kress, Ed.D.)
Problem English Sounds for ESL/ELL Students (from The ESL/ELL Teacher’s Book of Lists, Second Edition by Jacqueline E. Kress, Ed.D.)
Videos on American English Sounds
How to Pronounce ALL ENGLISH Sounds: American English Lesson
Clear English Corner - 96 videos focusing on American English pronunciation.
How to Know Which Syllables to Stress:
Videos on Word Stress When Pronouncing Syllables:
How to Stress a Syllable: Word Stress in American English Part 2
Word Stress in American English Part 3: Where is the Stress???
Apps for Smartphones - Tutors are encouraged to preview the following apps and recommend appropriate ones to their Learners with the understanding that some access is for a fee:
Sounds of Speech ($3.99)- This website has links to an app (iPhone and Android) which provides a comprehensive understanding of how each of the speech sounds of American English are formed. It includes animations, videos, and audio samples that describe the essential features of each of the consonants and vowels of these languages.
ELSA - (free and subscription)
English Pronunciation Tutor - ($5.99 iPhone/iPad and Android)
Accent Training - (iPhone and iPad only)