Contents: This publication, "The American Accent Learnway –  Set the Right Foundation" is the first of three modules comprising "The American Accent Learnway – Cross the Bridge, Over the Divide", i.e. Coursebook One of the American Accent Learnway.  The modules enable you to complete Coursebook One in segments. The present Module 1, just by itself covers about half the full Accent Change journey.

Note: Because of the distribution of content across the modules, some content is repeated and presented in different modules in a logical order for reader convenience. Numbering is retained from Coursebook One for consistency, though at times at a different location from the original sequence.

Part 1: Sizing Up the Lay of the Land- Getting Ready.

• Preface. - pg 9.
• Chapter 1. What to Expect – The Journey Ahead. - pg 11.
• Chapter 2. Knowing the Purpose – Why Take a Course on the American Way of Speaking? - pg 12.
• Chapter 3. Two Global English Speaking Standards and Local English Accents. - pg 15.
• Chapter 4. Different American Accents and Speaking the American Way. - pg 20.
• Chapter 5. How to View and Approach this Course. - pg 22.
• Chapter 6. The Keys to Remembering. - pg 26.
• Chapter 7. How Much Change is Possible, and, How Long Does Change Take? - pg 28.

Part 2: The Way American English is Spoken.

• Chapter 8. The Four Lane Route – Factors Underlying the American Accent. - pg 31.
• Chapter 9. Lane 1: Syllabication – The System of Articulating Syllables – the American Way. - pg 32.
• Chapter 10. Lane 2: Tempo when Speaking the American Way. - pg 47
• Chapter 13. Plotting your Progress: Traversing the Lanes. - pg 53.

Part 5: Language the American Way.

• Chapter 17. Using Certain Words Like Americans. - pg 54.
• About the Author. - pg 60.