Official Course Description:   MCCCD Approval:  03/25/97
ENG050AB     19976-20015	LEC	1 Credit(s)	1 Period(s)
Pronunciation Improvement for ESL Speakers: Consonants
Individualized pronunciation practice and drills in English consonant sounds for English as a second language (ESL) speakers. May be repeated for a maximum of two (2) credits. Prerequisites: None.

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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
ENG050AB   19976-20015	Pronunciation Improvement for ESL Speakers: Consonants

1.	Recite English words using consonant sounds, including stops, fricatives, affricates, nasals, liquid sounds, and glides. (I)
2.	Identify correct sounds and words from minimal pairs of consonants and consonant clusters. (II)
3.	Recite grammatical endings, including "s," "es," and "ed." (III)

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MCCCD Official Course Outline:
ENG050AB   19976-20015	Pronunciation Improvement for ESL Speakers: Consonants

I. English consonant sounds A. Stops (p, b, t, d, k, g) B. Fricatives (f, v, th, s, z, sh, h) C. Affricates (ch, j) D. Nasals (m, n) E. Liquid sounds (l, r) F. Glides (y, w) II. Contrasting sounds A. Minimal pairs of consonant sounds B. Contrasting consonants in context C. Consonant clusters III. Grammatical endings A. "s" endings B. "es" endings C. "ed" endings

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