Here are some online Sources of Field-Specific Pronunciation Help for International Graduate Students
1. Answer.com at: http://www.answers.com/topic/encyclodictionalmanacapedia This site has a wide range of science and technology terms, as well as terms from other fields, including economics and accounting. Most entries include information about pronunciation. In some cases, there are actual audio recordings, and in others, phonetic spellings. http://www.answers.com/main/what_content.jsp 2. Merck has an excellent medical dictionary with phonetic spellings. It includes many biology terms and some chemical terms: http://www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns_hl_dorlands.jspzQzpgzEzzSzppdocszSzuszSzcommonzSzdorlandszSzdorlandzSzdmd_a_07zPzhtm 3. The Merck Manual of Medical Information - Second Home Edition, Online Version has a good pronouncing dictionary (no definitions, just audio pronunciations) which includes medical, biological, and chemistry terms. Great audio pronunciations, but the range of terms is much smaller than that of the Merck dictionary mentioned above. http://www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns_merckmanualhome.jsp 4. The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) has a Talking Glossary of Genetic Terms. These are useful to chemists, biologists, and biomedical researchers. Phonetic spelling and audio pronunciation. The definitions are spoken and it is a good place for listening comprehension practice. http://www.genome.gov/10002096 5. The On-Line Glossary of Technical Terms in Plant Pathology with pronunciation guide has audio pronunciations. http://ppathw3.cals.cornell.edu/glossary/Glossary.htm 6. Medline Plus, a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health have an online dictionary useful for biologists, chemists, and health researchers. Phonetic spelling. http://medlineplus.gov/ Keep making good mistakes, noticing those mistakes, and correcting those good mistakes! Enjoy! Eric [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.compellingconversations.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Correct my English" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/correct-my-english -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
