In this course, you鈥檒l practice the sounds of American English that might sometimes be confusing. You'll practice both consonant and vowel sounds. You鈥檒l also learn about the things that give English its special 鈥渕usic,鈥� such as how to stress the right syllable in a word, how to make your voice go up and down in a natural-sounding melody, and how to naturally connect sounds and words. Learning these things will help you speak more clearly and make sure that others can understand what you're saying. This course is useful for English language learners who want to improve pronunciation of American English for better communication. Note that access to all of the lectures and handouts are free to anyone, but the graded assignments and quizzes are only available in the paid version of the course. You will need to submit recordings of your own pronunciation for graded assignments.
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Skills You'll Learn
Language Learning, Grammar, Oral Comprehension, English Language
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4.7 (2,329 ratings)
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WP
Jun 5, 2020
I like this course! The teachers have taught me a lot about pronunciation. You need to try this. Moreover, I think it would be great if we also got the score from the teachers or AI.
BS
May 7, 2020
the course is wonderful it makes you aware why does the American English sound the way it doesthe course will improve your pronunciation skills and enhance themTake it, it's worth it
Taught By
Tamy Chapman
Instructor, International Programs
Marla Yoshida
Academic Coordinator
Brad Gilpin