This product is designed for
non-native speakers who want to improve their pronunciation in
American English.
In the past, much time has been
spent in pronunciation courses on individual sounds. The
disadvantage of this approach is that it is very difficult and
time consuming for adult learners to make changes in this area.
There is an individual sound section in this program, but this
is clearly secondary to the focus of the program.
The emphasis is on the big
picture items: stress, intonation and rhythm. Research indicates
that improvement in these areas makes the biggest difference in
intelligible speech.
This program was designed for
ESL/EFL students at the intermediate level and above. The
estimated time frame is 30 hours for the target audience for
this course.
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