english pronunciation

By attending English pronunciation workshop, Participants will have a personal awareness of their English usage and pronunciation so that they can continue to address accent reduction and refinement.

It's surprising and sometimes discouraging how often we are judged by the way we speak. Overseas-bound professionals can find it difficult to have their skills recognised in a new environment because of the way our accent is interpreted.

This English Pronunciation training course, being interactive focuses on speech sounds, intonation and social context, Participants will identify their own trouble spots and learn techniques to enhance their spoken English in order to reinforce their professional capabilities.

This English Pronunciation class is suitable for advanced second-language English speakers who have a high level vocabulary and grammar knowledge. Please note that this course does not provide instruction in English grammar, writing, spelling or comprehension.

COURSE AGENDA

  • Voice and vocal quality
  • Summary of the group's needs and objectives
  • Intonation: rising and falling speech patterns
  • Intonation: inflection
  • Sounds in isolation - consonants
  • What is pronunciation?
  • Individual needs and objectives
  • Phonemes and sounds in isolation - consonants
  • Understanding syllables and syllable stress
  • Word and sentence Stress
  • Rhythm
  • Sounds in isolation - consonants
  • Connected speech: linking and sound mergers
  • Sounds in isolation - consonants
  • Volume
  • Australian-English voices
  • Chunking
  • Sounds in isolation - vowels (monophthongs)
  • Sounds in isolation - vowels (diphthongs)
  • Summing it all up
  • Suggestions for self-study