Pronunciation 2018
Recognised by ACELS, a service of Quality and Qualifications in Ireland for English language teaching
Title: English Pronunciation. A training course for teachers who want to work on Pronunciation. Learn how to help your students to correct typical pronunciation problems. E.g. "i" and "ee", "ch" and "sh".
Duration: 56 hours
Preparation: Teachers should be aware of the importance and significance of pronunciation and be open to corrective action and exercises to achieve correct English pronunciation. Course participants are requested to bring their own laptops to use during the course.
Objectives: To perfect course participants’ pronunciation and to expose teachers to methods and ideas for teaching pronunciation to their students.
Methodology: The communicative approach to language teaching and learning is used in all sessions. Workshops and guest speakers are also used in the course.
Monday
• Icebreakers
• Course Outline & Guidelines
• Project Brainstorming
• Cork Discovery
Tuesday
• Cork Discovery Report
• Green English
• What is Staging?
• Project Action
Wednesday
• STEP 1 : Funetics
• English for the World – ELF & Language Specific Errors
• The Irish Education System
Friday
• STEP 2: Stressed Out!
• STEP 3: Intonation
FULL DAY TRIP AT WEEKEND
Thursday
• STEP 2: Stressed Out!
• STEP 3: Intonation
Monday
• STEP 5: the Schwa
• STEP 6: Connected speech
• Project Action!
Tuesday
• STEP 7: Consonant Sound
• Death of RP
+ Native VS Non-Native = How native is native?
• Staging Varieties of English
Wednesday
• Communicative competence
• Internet as a resource
• Pronunciation Surgery
Friday
• Grammar & Language Surgery
• Course Evaluation
Thursday
• STEP 8: Homonyms & Homophones
• Staging Poetry
• Project Action!
Course Dates & Fees 2018
Tuition fees: €750
Dates:
March 26th - April 6th 2018
July 9th - July 20th 2018
August 7th - August 17th 2018
October 22nd - November 2nd 2018
Accommodation options:
• Irish Host Family €525 – 13 nights
• Self catering apartment €340 – 14 nights