Voice and Pronunciation for Non-native English Speakers
Is English not your first language?
Would you like to incorporate Standard English pronunciation into your everyday speech?
This course will look at the differences and similarities between your natural accent and that of Standard English. It will help to maintain positive aspects of your natural accent whilst enabling you to be easily understood by native English speakers.
This course will be facilitated online via Zoom.
- University staff
- Further details regarding CCTL's eligibility criteria are available here
This course will be facilitated online via Zoom, so please ensure you can have access.
Number of sessions: 2
| # | Date | Time | Venue | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wed 27 May 2020 10:00 - 12:00 | 10:00 - 12:00 | Online | Stewart Theobald |
| 2 | Wed 27 May 2020 13:00 - 15:00 | 13:00 - 15:00 | Online | Stewart Theobald |
- to be aware of how and why we sound the way we do
- to have improved rhythm, inflection and vowel pronunciation
- to be aware of Standard English vowel sounds
- to be familiar with exercises for relaxation, breathing and resonance placement
- to understand phonetic symbols and sounds
This course will be provided in two sessions with a scheduled break inbetween, as follows:
Morning session: 10:00-12:00
Scheduled break: 12:00-13:00
Afternoon session: 13:00-15:00
All participants are expected to attend both online sessions
Booking / availability