The Pronunciation of American English

Sound more like a native speaker, systematically

Pronunciation is the part of language learning that grammar drills usually skip, and this University of California, Irvine specialization is built to fix that gap directly. It focuses on the sounds, stress patterns, and rhythm of American English rather than vocabulary or writing.

What you'll practice

• Individual sounds and how they differ from other languages' phonetics
• Word stress and sentence rhythm — often the biggest factor in how native speech sounds
• Grammar reinforcement alongside spoken practice

It's designed for beginners, so no assumed background beyond wanting to improve how you sound when speaking English. With over 76,000 learners enrolled, it's clearly resonated with a global audience — likely professionals, students, and anyone preparing for English-medium work or study who wants their spoken English to match their written fluency.