Teaching English Pronunciation

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Course outline

This five-week 100% online course is for practising teachers who wish to update their knowledge of English phonology (pronunciation, stress, intonation etc) and who want practical ideas on how to integrate phonology into the English language classroom.

The course includes work on sounds, stress, intonation and features of connected speech looked at both from the point of view of production: helping students sound better when they speak; and from the viewpoint of reception: helping students make sense of what they hear.

The course is based on the notion that as an international language there is no one 'correct' pronunciation of English, but suggests that students need to be 'comfortably intelligible' in as much as they need to be clear when they speak and that they need to be able to decode pronunciations they encounter with ease.

Each module includes practical ideas for you to try out in your classroom and report back on the forum where you will share your ideas with fellow course participants as well as receiving expert feedback from your course tutor.

Please note that the course includes audio recordings, which you will need to listen to.

Course content

The five modules deal with the following subject areas:

An overview of the issues involved in pronunciation
Phonemes and phonemic script in the classroom
Word and sentence stress in listening activities
lntonation
Connected speech: what English really sounds like

Course start dates 2013

The next start dates for this 5-week course are as follows:

January 21st—February 24th
April 22nd—May 26th
October 14th—November 17th

Note that courses will not begin unless there is a minimum of 10 participants.

Length & time commitment

It is notoriously difficult to predict exactly how many hours an online course will take any given student. For our courses, we believe you should estimate at least 5-6 hours per module for the reading and completion of the tasks set, giving around 30 hours minimum for this particular course.

That estimate excludes the amount of class time you use for experimenting with the ideas and material from the course.

You should aim to complete each course module within 7 to 10 days.

Your tutors

The course tutors are all International House Barcelona CELTA and/or DELTA course tutors with many years of teaching and teacher training experience.

Course fees

€210.

Note that courses will not begin unless there is a minimum of 10 participants.

Certification

Candidates will be awarded an International House Barcelona Online Training Certificate at the end of the course.

Application

To reserve your place on the course, fill in the online payment and application form.

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