ESL 80 - Listening and Pronunciation

Credits: 3

Description
The goal of this course is for students to improve sound production and listening comprehension specifically in vowel/consonant system, reduced forms, stress and intonation.

Student Learning Outcomes

Identify words with the same letters but different sounds, same sounds but different letters, and letters representing no sound.
Identify specific speech organs for all English sounds or combination of sounds.
Identify phonetic symbols, recognize sounds and words from recordings, and produce spoken sounds discretely and in context.
Identify syllables and produce sounds with correct rhythm and melody.

Prerequisite: ESL Placement Test or ESL 76 with a grade of “C-” or higher, or Instructor approval