Pronunciation

http://www.howjsay.com/ A wonderfully simple site. Try it; you'll like it.

http://www.uiowa.edu/~acadtech/phonetics/ <[|http://www.uiowa.edu/%7Eacadtech/phonetics/]> - Phonetics- The Sounds of Spoken Language : A super-comprehensive site (which I learnt about from Caroline Gwatkin), where you can see how each sound is articulated (animated diagram + video) and hear a few samples (American English, Spanish and German). You can also try their "interactive diagram of articulatory anatomy" (available in English and Spanish).

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/multimedia/pron/  - Learning English - Pronunciation Tips - On this site (which Barbara Chap, a dear Webhead, once recommended) you can discover phonetic symbols (downloadable posters available!), enjoy 3 radio programmes on the topic (plus try exercises and tapescript!), test your hearing with some minimal pairs, and go on to learn about the relationship between sound and spelling, schwa and discover the complexities of connected speech. All exercises and recordings are downloadable, and therefore can be exploited offline!

A lot more specific, but perhaps of interest to some of our learners (from a link recently reviewed by Larry): a podcast on the pronunciation of irregular verbs: http://www.manythings.org/repeat/ck-irregular_verbs_4.mp3  http://www.manythings.org/repeat/ck-irregular_verbs_4.mp3  (836 Kb)
 * Listen in pop-up window:
 * Download (Right-click or option-click the link):

Background music and rhythm turn this exercise into an enjoyable chant! [:p] Three other lists are also available.

Finally, don't miss our own collection of sites on pronunciation: http://www.blinklist.com/learningwithcomputers/pronunciation/ 