|
Goal
Gain increased accuracy and confidence in your ability to speak
English clearly and accurately through extensive practice in the
individual sounds, syllable stress, and rhythm of American English.
Objectives
- Pronounce American vowel and consonant sounds accurately
- Sharpen the ability to hear and reproduce accurate stress
patterns
- Produce more native-like rhythm patterns
- Increase breath and vowel length to slow the rate of speech
and make the message clearer
- Use intonation to emphasize ideas and make clear distinctions
between statements and questions
- Increase confidence in speaking American English
- Acquire techniques for self-correction and on-going improvement
Methodology
Pre- and post-assessment with follow up; group, paired, and individual
exercises; daily practice with Accent Improvement audio-based
materials
Enrollment
Up to 12 participants
Scheduling
24 hours of group instruction with private coaching delivered
in a 12-week, 10-week, or 8-week format
Materials
LinguaTec Accent Improvement training manual and audio
material
What You Learn
General
- Identify individual pronunciation errors with a pre-assessment
- Develop the ability to discriminate sounds
- Speak more clearly with more accurate sound production
- Correctly pronounce high frequency words in the work environment
- Develop techniques for self monitoring and correction
Rhythm and Linking
- Practice the rhythm of American English to emphasize important
words
- Apply rules for linking words to create smoother-sounding
statements and questions
Intonation and Stress
- Stress the correct syllables of words to make them easily
understandable
- Change intonation to communicate different messages and attitudes
- Show the relationships between ideas more effectively by
using intonation
Reduction
- Learn how vowels and consonants are reduced in informal speech
- Improve listening comprehension of reduced speech
What Others Say
"There has been a remarkable improvement in Dave's communication.
He projects his voice more, speaks more clearly and with new confidence.
There seemed to be an almost 'overnight' change with Dave. I've
let him know how impressed I am." H.L. C., Manager, Chevron
Corporation
"This is the best course I've had in ESL and I've had
six or seven. The manual was excellent." G. I., Senior
Support Engineer, Larse Corportion
"I enjoyed being in a small group of people because
we were more in touch with the teacher and could work frequently
with her one-on-one. The course level was perfect for me. The
pacing was ideal; it began with the basics and developed incrementally.
The materials really answered my questions." E. L., Chemist,
Hewlett-Packard
|
