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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451776303321

Autore

Hauck Maurice Cogan <1966->

Titolo

Twelve American voices [[electronic resource] ] : an authentic listening and integrated-skills textbook / / Maurice Cogan Hauck with Kenneth MacDougall

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New Haven, : Yale University Press, c2002

ISBN

0-300-13049-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (176 p.)

Collana

Yale language series

Altri autori (Persone)

MacDougallKenneth <1963->

IsayDavid

Disciplina

428.3/4

Soggetti

English language

Listening

Readers - United States

Electronic books.

United States Social life and customs Problems, exercises, etc

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Based on National Radio Documentaries by David Isay."

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- To the Instructor -- To the Student -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Hunan Chef -- 2. The Nixie Clerk -- 3. Airplane Ashes -- 4. Chained Girl -- 5. Senior DJs -- 6. Advance Obituaries -- 7. Diaryman -- 8. Passover Wine -- 9. The Joe Franklin Show -- 10. Kipperman's Pawnshop and Wedding Chapel -- 11. Woolworth's Lunch Counter -- 12. Cynical Santa -- Answers -- Transcripts

Sommario/riassunto

Designed for non-native speakers of English, Twelve American Voices presents a series of entertaining and culturally rich radio documentaries by award-winning producer David Isay. These stories, which were first broadcast on National Public Radio, focus on a range of individuals living and working in contemporary America, from an immigrant Chinese restaurant owner in New York City to an African-American waitress who helped integrate a Southern lunch counter, from the owner of a pawnship-wedding chapel to a retired couple who have become disk jockeys. As students listen to these stories, they hear a variety of regional and ethnic "Englishes" and are introduced to some



corners of American culture that are rarely seen in the media. In addition to transcripts of the documentaries, the book includes thought-provoking exercises that encourage students to analyze the language in the stories and to respond in both oral and written form. A CD of the broadcasts is included. Also available are an instructor's manual and a cassette for language labs (both free).