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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10/10/2022 - 12/9/2022

$500

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• SECTION ID:

  166618

• CLASS TYPE:

  Online Asynchronous.
  
  This course is entirely web-based and to be completed asynchronously between the published course start and end dates. Synchronous attendance is NOT required.
  You will have access to your online course on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed if you enroll on or after the published start date.

• INSTRUCTOR:
  

  Brown, Melissa, Teaching English as a Second Language since 2009; served as a Teacher Trainer in the US Peace Corps in Thailand (2010-2012)

  Melissa completed her Master’s in TESOL from Sacramento State University in conjunction with serving as a Teacher Trainer Peace Corps volunteer in rural Thailand from 2010 to 2012. She started teaching ESL in 2009 and has since lived and taught in Thailand, France, and in the U.S. She taught Business English and Writing at the University of Blaise Pascal in France and at the University of Oklahoma. Melissa currently teaches English to international students at UCSD's English Language Institute (ELI). She specializes in teaching ESL Grammar, ESL Reading & Writing, ESL Conversation, and Business English, and is skilled in teaching both online and in-person. She loves learning about her students' cultures and perspectives, as well as their interests and goals. Not o...Read More

• TEXTBOOKS:

  REQUIRED

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

  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: 10/12/2022.
  Early Enrollment Discount: $475 ($500 if enrolled after 9/19/2022).
  

• NOTE:

  This is an Online Asynchronous course. All instruction and course materials delivered and completed online between the published course start and end dates. You will have access to your course on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed, if you enroll on or after the published start date. To login to your course, go to your MyExtension account, select My Courses, select this course and then click the link that appears under Online Provider.

• DATE & LOCATION:

  10/10/2022 - 12/9/2022
  extensioncanvas.ucsd.edu
  You will have access to your course materials on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed if you enroll on or after the published start date.