Pronunciation: (20 hours $600)
Course Objectives: Students will learn how
- To become more familiar with using vivid, descriptive language while speaking English
- To learn to deliver prepared formal presentations on a variety of topics in English
- To pronounce American English words correctly
- Interjections and intonation
- Syllables with unstressed vowels (represented by the schwa)
- Words linked by final /s/ and /z/ sounds
- Syllables stress
- Words stress in compound nouns
- Stress and pauses indicate thought groups
- Content words and sentence stress
- Function words and sentence stress
- Vowel length with voiced and voiceless consonants
Each student will engage in a personalized conference with the instructor to address their unique pronunciation requirements, ensuring a tailored learning experience. Reading is a crucial component of the pronunciation class and must be consistently practiced. As the Course progresses, the reading material will become more challenging. Your speaking and pronunciation skills will be evaluated to gauge your progress.
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