The book is designed for Arabic-speaking students of English and English-speaking students of Arabic. It is based on a cognitive approach to teaching pronunciation. As a general demonstration of the approach, the book highlights techniques for teaching some of the most challenging sounds and sound phenomena in both Arabic and English.

• List of Symbols
• Foreword
• General Approach and Techniques of Teaching Pronunciation
• Human Speech Mechanism
• Confusing Linguistic Dsciplines and Identities
• Comparative Classification and Description of Arabic and English Consonant Systems
• Comparative Classification and Description of Arabic and English Vowel Systems
• Teaching Salient Features of Arabic and English Consonantal Systems
• Teaching Salient Features of Arabic and English Vocalic Systems
• Teaching Salient Prosodic Features of Arabic and English
• Instructional Significance of Phonetic vs. Phonological Accent Distinction
• Orthography and Pronunciation Connection in
• Turning Swords into Ploughshares
• Appendix: Arab Learners of English & Vice Versa: Reinforcement Exercises