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Goal
Reduce errors in pronunciation
and speak more clearly. This fast-paced workshop provides an intensive
overview of the trouble spots of American pronunciation.
Objectives
- Identify and practice
the sounds most frequently mispronounced by non-native speakers
- Control rate of speech
- Use native speakers' vowel
length, word stress, and rhythm patterns
- Expand jaw movement to
enunciate clearly
- Manipulate voicing and
pitch to imitate American sounds
- Pronounce words, names,
and phrases more distinctly
- Gain self-confidence
- Learn techniques for continued
self-improvement
Methodology
Group, paired, and individual
exercises; practice with Intensive Pronunciation
workbook and audio materials
Enrollment
4 - 8 participants
Scheduling
2-day workshop
Materials
LinguaTec Intensive Pronunciation workbook and audio
material
What You Learn
Sound Production
- Practice vowel sounds
and vowel length for better volume and clarity
- Articulate consonant sounds
to improve diction
- Brainstorm high-frequency
workplace vocabulary to practice the sounds covered in the workshop
- Pronounce word endings
that have grammatical significance to listeners
- Target areas of particular
difficulty for individual review and practice
Word Stress, Rhythm, Intonation and Linking
- Become aware of the underlying
rhythm of American English
- Identify and reproduce
word, phrase, and sentence stress
- Practice a range of common
intonation patterns, from basic statements and questions to
more emphatic speech
- Apply rules for linking
words to create smoother-sounding statements and questions
What Others Say
"The way the class was organized was helpful. Now, at
work, I can see when people don't understand me. I am more aware
of what I can do to change my pronunciation to help people understand
me better." A. D., Technical Support Engineer, Verity
"This course was effective to learn a difficult part
of English pronunciation in a very short time. I'm going to use
the materials repeatedly." H. K., Acrobat Quality Assurance
Manager, Adobe Systems
"The workshop was well organized and the instructor
very skillful in identifying problem areas and employing techniques
to improve clarity of pronunciation by the students."
R. M., U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development
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