ESLS 047 - Accent Reduction & Pronunciation I

Institution:

Raritan Valley Community College

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Description:

Prerequisite: ESL Placement Test Score with in the designated range for this course or permission of the instructor. This course is an extensive course in American English accent reduction and pronunciation. Students will study and become aware of the individual sounds, stress conventions, and intonation of American English. Students will learn the elements of the speech mechanism and the International Phonetic Alphabet as aids in understanding phonemes and considerable attention will be given to awareness of word and sentence level patterns. Students will listen to recordings and use computer software for practice in reproducing sounds. This course is intended for students who are not native speakers of English with an intermediate or higher level of experience with spoken American English. Credit for this course does not apply to credit hours earned, grade point average, or graduation re- quirements.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.raritanval.edu

Phone Number:

(908) 526-1200

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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