Best Methods in Teaching Pronunciation and Fluency

Features of English phonetics, phonology, stress, and intonation will be drawn on to enrich training in best practices for teaching and learning pronunciation in this TEFL certificate course.

Going beyond discrete sounds, this class will focus on the suprasegmental aspects of English pronunciation such as:

• stress

• rhythm

• pitch

• intonation

Specific techniques for accent reduction, plus important information on body language for clear communication in English, will be presented.

This course will emphasize the integration of pronunciation instruction and practice in all types of ESL and EFL 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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1/7/2019 - 3/13/2019

$395

In-class

Closed

• SECTION ID:

  136812

• CLASS TYPE:

  In-class, Traditional Classroom instruction

• INSTRUCTOR:
  

  Kelley, Elizabeth A, 15 years TEFL teaching experience at UCSD Extension. 20 years EFL teaching experience in IEPs in San Diego

  Liz Kelley has been an EFL instructor in intensive English programs (IEP) and college courses in San Diego since 1994.  Liz has taught a variety of courses and levels at San Diego State (linguistics and writing), San Diego City College (credit bearing ESL), and UCSD Extension’s English Language Institute (ELI).  At the ELI, Liz teaches primarily advanced level courses in academic skills, grammar, pronunciation and fluency, test-preparation, and writing.  Liz’s ELI work also includes mentoring and observing instructors new to the ELI, and providing in-house professional development seminars for other TEFL teachers.   Upon the completion of her MA in Applied Linguistics from SDSU in 2000, Liz began teaching TEFL courses for UCSD Extension in 2000.  Liz’s TEFL specializations include culture in the language classroom, grammar, and pronunciation and fluency.  Liz recently returned to the UCSD Extension’s TEFL program after leaving in 2008 to complete the coursework for a teaching and learning focused Ed.D. at UCSD. Liz has chosen not to complete the dissertation portion of the Ed. D. degree as the coursework and research project aspects of the program have met her professional development needs. Liz’s research interests are ESL task design as it relates to student-talk in the classroom, and EFL teachers’ understanding of their work through the lens of cultural schema theory. 

• TEXTBOOKS:

  REQUIRED

  Teaching Pronunciation 2nd
  by Brinton, Celce-Murica, and Goodwin
  ISBN / ASIN: 9780521729765

  You may purchase textbooks via the UC San Diego Bookstore.

• POLICIES:

  No refunds after: 1/11/2019.
  Early Enrollment Discount: $370 ($395 if enrolled after 12/19/2018).
  1st no meeting date: 1/21/2019.
  2nd no meeting date: 2/18/2019.
  

• NOTE:

DATE	DAY	START	END	LOCATION
1/7/2019	Mon	4:30 p.m.	5:45 p.m.	Room 163, UCSD Extension Complex, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
1/9/2019	Wed	4:30 p.m.	5:45 p.m.	Room 163, UCSD Extension Complex, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
1/14/2019	Mon	4:30 p.m.	5:45 p.m.	Room 163, UCSD Extension Complex, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
1/16/2019	Wed	4:30 p.m.	5:45 p.m.	Room 163, UCSD Extension Complex, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
1/23/2019	Wed	4:30 p.m.	5:45 p.m.	Room 163, UCSD Extension Complex, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
1/28/2019	Mon	4:30 p.m.	5:45 p.m.	Room 163, UCSD Extension Complex, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
1/30/2019	Wed	4:30 p.m.	5:45 p.m.	Room 163, UCSD Extension Complex, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
2/4/2019	Mon	4:30 p.m.	5:45 p.m.	Room 163, UCSD Extension Complex, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
2/6/2019	Wed	4:30 p.m.	5:45 p.m.	Room 163, UCSD Extension Complex, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
2/11/2019	Mon	4:30 p.m.	5:45 p.m.	Room 163, UCSD Extension Complex, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
2/13/2019	Wed	4:30 p.m.	5:45 p.m.	Room 163, UCSD Extension Complex, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
2/20/2019	Wed	4:30 p.m.	5:45 p.m.	Room 163, UCSD Extension Complex, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
2/25/2019	Mon	4:30 p.m.	5:45 p.m.	Room 163, UCSD Extension Complex, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
2/27/2019	Wed	4:30 p.m.	5:45 p.m.	Room 163, UCSD Extension Complex, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
3/4/2019	Mon	4:30 p.m.	5:45 p.m.	Room 163, UCSD Extension Complex, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
3/6/2019	Wed	4:30 p.m.	5:45 p.m.	Room 163, UCSD Extension Complex, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
3/11/2019	Mon	4:30 p.m.	5:45 p.m.	Room 163, UCSD Extension Complex, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
3/13/2019	Wed	4:30 p.m.	5:45 p.m.	Room 163, UCSD Extension Complex, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla

1/10/2019 - 3/7/2019

$395

In-class

Closed

• SECTION ID:

  136813

• CLASS TYPE:

  In-class, Traditional Classroom instruction

• INSTRUCTOR:
  

  Pascucci, Amy

  Amy Pascucci earned her BA in Middle Eastern Studies from New York University and her MA in TESOL from American University. She has taught in a variety of contexts including secondary, post-secondary, adult education, intensive English programs and teacher training programs. Pascucci was a US State Department English Language Fellow in Cairo at Al-Azhar University in 2007-2008 where she helped set up and manage the English Language Resource Center and mentored university English teachers. Pascucci remains current in the field by regularly presenting at local, state and national conferences for CATESOL and TESOL and publishing in TESOL Connections. She was the 2015 chair of the TESOL Employment Issues Committee, and the 2016-2017 IEP Level Chair for CATESOL. Pascucci enjoys teaching at UC San Diego’s English Language Institute and developing content-based curriculum with a focus on technology enhanced language learning. Her volunteer work focuses on teaching English to refugee youth in the San Diego area.

• TEXTBOOKS:

  REQUIRED

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

  You may purchase textbooks via the UC San Diego Bookstore.

• POLICIES:

  No refunds after: 1/14/2019.
  Early Enrollment Discount: $370 ($395 if enrolled after 12/19/2018).
  

• NOTE:

DATE	DAY	START	END	LOCATION
1/10/2019	Thu	6:00 p.m.	9:00 p.m.	Room 160, UCSD Extension Complex, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
1/17/2019	Thu	6:00 p.m.	9:00 p.m.	Room 160, UCSD Extension Complex, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
1/24/2019	Thu	6:00 p.m.	9:00 p.m.	Room 160, UCSD Extension Complex, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
1/31/2019	Thu	6:00 p.m.	9:00 p.m.	Room 160, UCSD Extension Complex, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
2/7/2019	Thu	6:00 p.m.	9:00 p.m.	Room 160, UCSD Extension Complex, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
2/14/2019	Thu	6:00 p.m.	9:00 p.m.	Room 160, UCSD Extension Complex, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
2/21/2019	Thu	6:00 p.m.	9:00 p.m.	Room 160, UCSD Extension Complex, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
2/28/2019	Thu	6:00 p.m.	9:00 p.m.	Room 160, UCSD Extension Complex, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
3/7/2019	Thu	6:00 p.m.	9:00 p.m.	Room 160, UCSD Extension Complex, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla