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English as a second language is not only a
connective language between the state and nation in India but also it connects
the nation with the world. However, as a second language, its necessity is
tremendous and one has to master its usage in both writing and speech in order
to be successful in one’s own career or business.
This course is intended to highlight the basics of English speech and its usage. It delineates the important pronunciation aspects that a learner should bear in mind while speaking the second language English. When they speak the most important aspect like word stress, sentence stress and intonation need to be followed to make one’s speech sound like English. This course is mainly designed to assist the learners to master the nuances of pronunciation while speaking in English
1 To provide the learners a better understanding about the basics of English pronunciation.
2 To highlight the nuances of speech aspects of English language.
3 To introduce word stress and sentence stress.
4 To familiarize intonation.
5 To demonstrate phonetic transcription.
At the end of the course, the student will be able to:
1 Understand the different sounds of English.
2 Follow word stress.
3 Follow sentence stress.
4 Use Falling tone.
5 Rising tone.
6 Falling-Rising & Rising-Falling tones.
Salient Features of the Course
Ø Highlights the difference in pronunciation between English and Indian languages
Ø Explains all the 44 sounds of English Language
Ø Teaches what is Stress
Ø Projects Word Stress and Sentence Stress
Ø Describes Intonation
Ø Differentiates Rising and Falling Tone
Ø Demonstrates Phonetic Transcription
Ms. U. Pushpalatha completed M.A., M.Phil. in Presidency College, Chennai. She has been pursuing her Doctoral Degree in English Language Teaching. At present, she is an Assistant Professor, Department of English, Academy of Maritime Education and Training, AMET Deemed to be University, Chennai – 603112. She published several research articles in reputed journals and presented papers in Conferences. She has been the member of several professional bodies both in India and abroad. She is the co-author of the book Technical English II. She has specialized in ELT and African Literature. She taught German language in Arts Colleges.
Course Structure
Course Contents/ Syllabus: AN INTRODUCTION TO PHONETICS
Total no. of hours: 2 hours 30 minutes
Unit 1: English Sounds: 1
Lecture No | Lecture Title | Lecture Duration |
1 | Introduction | 10 Minutes |
2 | Consonant Sounds 1 | 15 Minutes |
3 | Consonant Sounds 2 | 14 Minutes |
4 | Vowel Sounds | 22 Minutes |
5 | Strong and Weak Forms | 21 Minutes |
Unit 2: Stress and Intonation: 2
Lecture No | Lecture Title | Lecture Duration |
6 | Word Stress | 15 Minutes |
7 | Sentence Stress | 23 Minutes |
8 | Intonation: Falling | 09 Minutes |
9 | Intonation: Rising | 07 Minutes |
10 | Phonetic Transcription | 14 Minutes |
Assessment Pattern
1. Number of Assignments :10
Course Content
1. PPT of all the lectures with online reference Links
2. Assignments
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Course Fee -Rs.1999/- Free(code: ENGLISH25)
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