Best Methods in Teaching Pronunciation and Fluency

Features of English phonetics, phonology, stress, and intonation will be drawn on to enrich instruction in best practices for teaching and learning pronunciation in a TEFL environment.

Going beyond discrete sounds, this course will focus on the suprasegmental aspects of English pronunciation for both formal and informal situations such as:

• stress

• rhythm

• pitch

• intonation patterns

Specific techniques for accent reduction, plus important information on body language for clear communication in English, will be presented. Lastly, the course will emphasize the integration of pronunication instruction and practice in all types of lessons.

Note: A strong command of English is a prerequisite for this course. (iBT TOEFL:80, TOEIC:760)

This is a required course for the Professional Certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) certificate program.

Course Number: LING-40047
Credit: 3.00 unit(s)
Related Certificate Programs: Teaching English as a Foreign Language

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1/9/2023 - 3/6/2023

$500

In-class

La Jolla

Closed

• SECTION ID:

  170646

• CLASS TYPE:

  This is a traditional classroom setting.
  
  All class meetings held in-person according to published location, dates and times. Students may be expected to engage with course content online during the published course dates.

• INSTRUCTOR:
  

  Quinn, Jessica, ESL instructor since 2008

  Jessica Quinn has been an ESL instructor for the English Language Institute (ELI) at UC San Diego Extension since June 2011. She attended UCLA and San Diego State University, where she earned a master's in applied linguistics, before beginning her career teaching at several community colleges and intensive English programs in the San Diego area. She has taught ESL in California and abroad at all levels and in all skill areas, including reading, writing, listening and speaking as well as grammar, vocabulary and test preparation. In addition to her experience teaching ESL, Quinn has worked with native and non-native English-speaking children in both professional and volunteer capacities. She has created curricula for classroom use, book club materials, and tutor-training gu...Read More

• TEXTBOOKS:

  REQUIRED

  Teaching American English Pronunciation 1st
  by Peter Avery and Susan Ehrlich
  ISBN / ASIN: 9780194328159

  
  SUGGESTED

  Well Said: Pronunciation for Clear Communication 4th
  by Linda Grant
  ISBN / ASIN: 9781305641365

  You may purchase textbooks via the UC San Diego Bookstore.

• POLICIES:

  No refunds after: 1/12/2023.
  1st no meeting date: 1/16/2023.
  Early Enrollment Discount: $475 ($500 if enrolled after 12/19/2022).
  2nd no meeting date: 2/20/2023.
  

• NOTE:

  Course instruction will be delivered in-person on the days & times listed. Students must attend in-person classes. Instructor will also supplement the in-person class meetings with online resources, assignments, and tasks via Canvas. Students will need to participate in both the in-person classes as well as the online course via Canvas in order to be successful in this course.

DATE	DAY	START	END	LOCATION
1/9/2023	Mon	1:30 p.m.	3:30 p.m.	Room 160, UCSD Division of Extended Studies La Jolla Campus, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
1/11/2023	Wed	1:30 p.m.	3:30 p.m.	Room 160, UCSD Division of Extended Studies La Jolla Campus, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
1/18/2023	Wed	1:30 p.m.	3:30 p.m.	Room 160, UCSD Division of Extended Studies La Jolla Campus, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
1/23/2023	Mon	1:30 p.m.	3:30 p.m.	Room 160, UCSD Division of Extended Studies La Jolla Campus, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
1/25/2023	Wed	1:30 p.m.	3:30 p.m.	Room 160, UCSD Division of Extended Studies La Jolla Campus, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
1/30/2023	Mon	1:30 p.m.	3:30 p.m.	Room 160, UCSD Division of Extended Studies La Jolla Campus, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
2/1/2023	Wed	1:30 p.m.	3:30 p.m.	Room 160, UCSD Division of Extended Studies La Jolla Campus, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
2/6/2023	Mon	1:30 p.m.	3:30 p.m.	Room 160, UCSD Division of Extended Studies La Jolla Campus, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
2/8/2023	Wed	1:30 p.m.	3:30 p.m.	Room 160, UCSD Division of Extended Studies La Jolla Campus, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
2/13/2023	Mon	1:30 p.m.	3:30 p.m.	Room 160, UCSD Division of Extended Studies La Jolla Campus, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
2/15/2023	Wed	1:30 p.m.	3:30 p.m.	Room 160, UCSD Division of Extended Studies La Jolla Campus, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
2/22/2023	Wed	1:30 p.m.	3:30 p.m.	Room 160, UCSD Division of Extended Studies La Jolla Campus, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
2/27/2023	Mon	1:30 p.m.	3:30 p.m.	Room 160, UCSD Division of Extended Studies La Jolla Campus, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
3/1/2023	Wed	1:30 p.m.	3:30 p.m.	Room 160, UCSD Division of Extended Studies La Jolla Campus, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
3/6/2023	Mon	1:30 p.m.	3:30 p.m.	Room 160, UCSD Division of Extended Studies La Jolla Campus, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla