Official Course
Description: MCCCD Approval: 6/28/2005 |
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ESL051
2006 Spring - 9999 |
LEC
3.0 Credit(s) 3.0 Period(s) 3.0 Load Acad |
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Pronunciation
Improvement for ESL Speakers |
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Individualized pronunciation practice and drills for
English as a second language (ESL) speakers. Prerequisites: Appropriate ESL course
placement score, or a grade of C or better in (ESL020 or ESL021 or ESL022 or
RDG020), or permission of instructor. Course Notes: ESL051 may be repeated for
a total of six (6) credits. |
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MCCCD
Official Course Competencies: |
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ESL051 2006 Spring
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Pronunciation Improvement for ESL Speakers |
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Recite English words demonstrating front, central, and
back pronunciation of vowels. (I) |
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Recite English words using consonant sounds, including
stops, fricatives, affricates, nasals, liquid sounds, and glides. (II) |
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Identify correct sounds and words from minimal pairs and
consonant clusters. (III) |
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Recite grammatical endings, including "s,"
"es," and "ed." (IV) |
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Speak and read aloud words based on standard English
stress patterns. (V) |
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Speak or read aloud phrases and sentences using standard
English intonation (stress) patterns. (VI) |
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Identify statements and questions based on standard
English intonation patterns. (VI) |
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MCCCD
Official Course Outline: |
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ESL051 2006 Spring
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Pronunciation Improvement for ESL Speakers |
I. English vowel sounds A. Front vowels B. Central vowels C. Back vowels II. 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) III. Contrasting sounds A. Minimal pairs B. Consonant clusters IV. Grammatical endings A. "s" endings B. "ed" endings V. Intonation patterns A. Word stress B. Relaxed pronunciation
patterns VI. Sentence patterns A. Falling intonation in
statements B. Falling intonation in
questions C. Rising intonation in
questions |