Pronunciation in English

Pronunciation in English

Learn to use the important elements of stress, intonation, and rhythm like a native speaker.

Available in two levels:

• High Beginning+ Buy now

  Video lectures covering:

  • What are Syllables?
  • Counting Syllables with Past tense
  • Syllables and “S” Endings
  • What is stress?
  • Identifying the stressed syllable in a word
  • Stress in compound nouns
  • Stress in two word verbs
  • Stress with acronyms
  • Reduced syllables

• Intermediate+ Buy now

  Video lectures covering:

  • Stress in Sentences
  • Identifying the focus word in a sentence
  • Identifying multiple focus words in a sentence
  • Exceptions to rules for stress in sentences
  • What is intonation?
  • Intonation with numbers
  • Intonation in yes/no questions
  • Intonation in information questions
  • Intonation with choices
  • What the speaker expects
  • Intonation/Stress Shifts
  • Identifying new vs. old information with intonation
  • What is rhythm?
  • Linking with vowels
  • Linking the same consonants
  • Reducing “h”
  • Reducing “going to,” “want to,” “have to,” “has to”
  • Reducing “did you,” “would you,” “could you”
  • Reducing connecting words
  • Reducing “of” before a consonant
  • Reducing “of” before a vowel

The same pronunciation lessons are presented with medical specific vocabulary and examples in the Medical version of Pronunciation In English designed for English Language Learners in the medical field.

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" Pronunciation in English is the best program, in any skill, I've seen."

Nancy Hilty, South Seattle Community College

" Pronunciation in English is quite advanced and is carefully planned. It helped a lot in figuring out the correct pronunciation and syllabication of words. It also teaches the correct intonation depending upon the mood suggested by the phrases or sentences."

Student at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California

Each level

• Includes pre and post assessments with instant scoring (rotating versions)
• Features over 300 interactive lessons

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"At UCSC-Extension, we found Pronunciation in English, Idioms in English and Writing in English so good that we now offer them in our language lab, and have made language lab a required course for all full-time students in our IEP."

Janice Coury Head Instructor, UCSC-Extension. English Language and International Programs Department

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" Pronunciation in English by Kathy L. Hans is an innovative, practical and learner engaging interactive program."

Gema E. Klein M.A. TESL, University of Tennessee English Department

Video Presentations with text

• Introduce the pronunciation concepts
• Provide a personalized guide

"After studying Pronunciation in English, I have learned some of the reasons for not being understood, and I have gained some valuable knowledge on how to improve my pronunciation."

Software engineer

Text translations in more than ten languages

• Facilitate learning
• Accommodate learners at multiple levels

"While using Pronunciation in English , I realized lots of patterns that are used everyday, but I didn't know why. The native language often unconsciously interferes with our communication in English, such as in word stress. Going through this program helped me to develop some strategies when speaking and listening to American English."

Student at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California

Audio Lessons & Interactive practices

• Model the pronunciation
• Reinforce the concepts
• Provide immediate feedback

"The intonation exercises in Pronunciation in English are what I most needed. I was very impressed by the different meanings that take place when different intonation is used."

Student, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, Ca.

Record and Playback

• Provides a feedback loop
• Encourages practice/self-correction

"After using Pronunciation in English , I put more stress on the words which are important. I never realized there was a pattern to delivering my words."

Student, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, Ca.

Detailed Content for Pronunciation in English

High Beginning+:

• Syllables
• What are Syllables?
• Counting syllables
• Counting Syllables with Past tense
• “T” “D” endings
• Syllables and “S” Endings
• Chapter review
• Stress in Words
• What is stress?
• Identifying the stressed syllable in a word
• Rules for stress in adjectives/nouns
• Rules for stress in verbs
• Rules for stress in words with suffixes
• Stress in compound nouns
• Stress in two word verbs
• Stress with acronyms
• Correcting bad habits- (fossilized stress)
• Reduced syllables
• Identifying the schwa
• Chapter review
• Individual sounds
• The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet)
• The “X” sound (part 1)
• The “X” sound (part 2)
• The “L” sound
• The “R” sound
• The “TH” sound
• The “P” sound
• The “F” sound
• The “N” sound
• Scored final review

Intermediate+:

• Stress in Sentences
• Rules for sentence level stress
• Identifying sentence level stress
• Identifying the focus word in a sentence
• Identifying multiple focus words in a sentence
• Exceptions to rules for stress in sentences
• Chapter review
• Intonation
• What is intonation?
• Intonation with numbers
• Intonation in yes/no questions
• Intonation in information questions
• Intonation with choices
• What the speaker expects
• Intonation/Stress Shifts
• Identifying new vs. old information with intonation
• Chapter review
• Rhythm
• What is rhythm?
• Linking with vowels
• Linking the same consonants
• Reducing “h”
• Reducing “going to,” “want to,” “have to,” “has to”
• Reducing “did you,” “would you,” “could you”
• Reducing connecting words
• Reducing “of” before a consonant
• Reducing “of” before a vowel
• Chapter review

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