Practical Pronunciation: Pronunciation Strategies in Practice will be published by the University of Michigan Press the summer of 2026. You may pre-order a copy of the book at https://press.umich.edu/Books/P/Practical-Pronunciation.
Below are videos from an older YouTube Channel that bring together more than two decades of experience teaching English pronunciation to English learners and preparing ESL/EFL instructors to teach their learners. Look for new videos with the release of Practical Pronunciation.
The book cover for Practical Pronunciation
Introduction Video
Teaching the /l/ and /r/ Sounds
Teaching the Interdental ("th") Sounds (/θ/ and /ð/)
Teaching Palatal Sounds (/tʃ/, /dʒ/, /ʃ/, and /ʒ/) [View Handout]
Teaching the Labiodental Sounds (/f/ and /v/)
Teaching Long E vs. Short I
Teaching Short E and Short A
Teaching Word Stress
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DJ Kaiser, PhD
All materials copyright (c) 2016, 2018
djktesl@gmail.com
Teaching the /l/ and /r/ Sounds