ESLX 0500 - Level I Pronunciation

Institution:

Metropolitan Community College - Nebraska

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Description:

This course provides ESL students with the opportunity to learn to distinguish English sounds aurally and to produce those sounds orally in reading and speaking, to improve communication skills. Students will improve their own speech by learning English vowel and consonant sounds (Segmentals). They will practice these sounds in the classroom with their classmates and instructor, in the lab with the software programs Pronunciation Power and Clear Speech Works, and at home with the CD and accompanying exercises. Students will improve their listening abilities to better understand the speech of native speakers by studying common speech reductions. They will also be introduced to the stress, rhythm and intonation patters of English speech (Suprasegmentals). Prerequisites ESLX 0110

Credits:

4.50

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.mccneb.edu

Phone Number:

(402) 457-2400

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Quarter

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