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Learning outcomes for the course
On completion of this course students should be able to:- demonstrate the ability to read the symbols of the International Phonetic Alphabet used to represent the sounds of the English language
- distinguish between the different sounds of English vowels and consonants and pronounce them with a degree of accuracy sufficient for intelligibility in an international context
- understand and effectively apply appropriate stress patterns in English words and sentences
- produce continuous speech that is easily understood by proficient speakers of English with different linguistic backgrounds than one‘s own
- demonstrate awareness of variations in English as both a first language and an international language
- describe the process through which linguistic variation occurs
- identify their own problem areas with regard to the pronunciation of English and show an ability to improve their own pronunciation.