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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Listening, Speaking, and Pronunciation

Massachusetts Institute of Technology via MIT OpenCourseWare

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This course is designed for high-intermediate ESL students who need to develop better listening comprehension and oral skills, which will primarily be achieved by detailed instructions on pronunciation. Our focus will be on (1) producing accurate and intelligible English, (2) becoming more comfortable listening to rapidly spoken English, and (3) learning common expressions, gambits, and idioms used in both formal and informal contexts.

Syllabus

  • Lecture 18: Word Stress (cont.); Stress in Compounds
  • Lecture 19: Stress in Compounds (cont.); Sentence Stress and Rhythm
  • Lecture 20: Rhythm (cont.); Prominence
  • Lecture 21: Prominence (cont.); Student Debate

Taught by

Isaiah WonHo Yoo

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