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Beyond sounds: mastering the music of English
Most pronunciation courses drill individual vowel and consonant sounds. This one deliberately doesn't — the instructor, a native speaker of American English with over thirteen years of teaching experience, focuses instead on what she calls the "music" of English: stress, rhythm, and intonation.
The premise is a good one: you can produce every sound correctly and still not sound natural if the rhythm is off. The course delivers ten videos of short explanations paired with practice activities, plus assignments and quizzes to reinforce them, built around the instructor's top ten tips and tricks.
Who it's for
This is pitched at intermediate to advanced English learners who already have the basics down and want to sound more natural, not absolute beginners. Though demonstrated with a North American accent, the underlying stress and intonation patterns apply broadly across English accents.
Most learners work through it at one tip per day, finishing in around ten days.
About this course
Take this short course and FINALLY improve your pronunciation and fluency by practicing the most important aspects of English pronunciation. This pronunciation course is not about the specific consonant and vowel sounds of English. You can find great videos about how to produce the sounds on YouTube. But what I have discovered after teaching English for over thirteen years is that knowing how to produce the sounds is not enough. You need to learn the music of English if you want a more natural sounding accent. This course will help you improve your speaking and listening skills by practicing English stress, rhythm, and intonation. I provide my top 10 tips and tricks that have helped my students the most with their pronunciation.
Tiffany is a native speaker of American English. She will be demonstrating the practice activities with a North American accent, but these tips apply to many other English accents too. If you want to speak more clearly or sound more like a native English speaker, this is the right course for you! It's appropriate for intermediate to advanced English learners. Tiffany speaks slightly slower than normal, but this course is not designed for beginners. It includes 10 videos with short explanations and practice activities as well as assignments and quizzes. Because you'll need some time to do your homework assignments after each practice video, Tiffany suggests doing one learning tip per day. Many students complete the course in about 10 days.
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