Teaching-american english pronunciation: a cognitive- communicative approach is a research-based textbook and reference manual accompanied by an audio cd. the book attempts to implement results of second language phonology and pronunciation teaching research in the classroom. it is designed to meet the needs of english learners and help them acquire an accurate, intelligible, and comprehensible pronunciation. the book follows a cognitive-communicative approach which consists in raising learners’ awareness of the importance of pronunciation to successful communication. the choice of american english as a model accent in the book is meant to ensure consistency in learning english pronunciation.