English Pronunciation & Fluency for Intermediate Learners

Improve your Confidence when Speaking English

What you'll learn
American English Pronunciation
English Grammar
English Fluency
Gain Confidence to Impress Friends and Colleagues

Requirements
Candidates for this course should be able to speak and understand Intermediate or Advanced levels of English
Description
Speaking English is often one of the most overlooked aspects in traditional English courses. Many teachers offer in-depth grammar, writing, reading and vocabulary building, but struggle to incorporate the culminating aspect of speaking English.

This course was designed for upper intermediate/advanced English learners to learn the segmental and suprasegmental aspects of the English language. Segmental aspects refer to the consonants and vowels. Suprasegmental aspects of English include the features that involve phenomena that extend over more than one sound segment such as; word stress, sentence stress, rhythm and modifications that occur between words such as linking and assimilation.

Topics covered in the course

The International Phonetic Alphabet

Vowel of English

Consonants of English

Word Stress in multisyllabic words

Word Stress in Numbers

Word Endings (-ed, -s, etc)

Sentence stress

Rhythm

Intonation

Linking in Connected speech

Thought Groups

Inflection

Highlighting

How to think in English

At the end of this course, students will be able to (SWBAT)

Recognize and accurately use the International Phonetic Alphabet for their own research and use.

Differentiate between and properly articulate this 20 different English vowel sounds.

Differentiate between and properly articulate the consonants of English

Understand word stress patterns in multisyllabic words, numbers

Understand and predict sentence stress timing in English

Properly use accurate English rhythm and intonation patterns and structures

Understand and speak English using connected speech, thought groups, and inflection

Think in English using phrases, sentences and longer chunks of English language

General Agreements

Arrive on time and prepared for class including bringing paper, pen, having a good internet connection and a computer with a microphone and camera. You are not required to have your camera on, but it really helps!

This is a safe place to practice English and everyone is treated with respect.

It is essential that you do the homework and utilize every opportunity to speak and practice what we learn in class in your daily life. As with all learning, it is the job of the student to follow the path laid out by the instructor.

Who this course is for
Upper Intermediate to Advanced English Learner (Level B2 and above)