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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10/18/2021 - 12/10/2021

$425

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• SECTION ID:

  159387

• 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:
  

  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 CA...Read More

• TEXTBOOKS:

  REQUIRED

  Teaching American English Pronunciation 1st
  by Peter Avery and Susan Ehrlich
  ISBN / ASIN: 0194328155

  You may purchase textbooks via the UC San Diego Bookstore.

• POLICIES:

  No refunds after: 10/20/2021.
  Early Enrollment Discount: $425 ($450 if enrolled after 9/29/2021).
  

• 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:

  10/18/2021 - 12/10/2021
  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.