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605/16 |
| Date: | 19th to 22nd December 2016 |
| Venue: | UCL Chandler House, Bloomsbury, London |
| Cost: |
£350 |
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Places: |
12 |
| Programme: |
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Course Aims
The aims of the course are:
• to outline the sound system of contemporary English (vowels, consonants, stress and intonation), focussing primarily on Standard Southern British and also with reference to General American
• to give structured practical feedback on each participant’s pronunciation (within the group setting), so that participants have a programme for continuing practice after the course.
Course Overview
This
is a practically-based course for those who want to pronounce English more
natively.
It will be useful for those who use English in their professional work. It will also be beneficial to academics, teacher trainers and educators at all levels (pre-school, primary, secondary, vocational, adult) including non-teaching staff such as administrators, career advisors and counsellors.
No technical knowledge of phonetics is required, as all concepts and symbols will be explained as part of the course.
The course will also
• include new developments in English, with discussion of both phonetic and social-cultural factors which have shaped the contemporary language.
• explore informational packaging in English, which can enhance effective communication, teaching and presentation-giving.
• involve interactive participation, giving students the opportunity to improve their language skills and confidence.
• provide those participants who teach with ideas and resources for English pronunciation teaching, including use of the internet. Methodological debate and discussion will be encouraged.
Certificate
At the end of the course participants will receive a Certificate of Attendance.
Programme
Monday 19th December, 2016
| 9.30am |
REGISTRATION AND COFFEE and introductions
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| 10.00am |
Introduction and Individual Feedback with Group Practice
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| 11.15am |
BREAK
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| 11.45am |
Vowels
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| 13.00pm |
LUNCH BREAK
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| 14.00pm |
Stress and Weak Forms
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| 15.15pm |
BREAK
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| 15.45pm |
Individual Feedback with Group Practice
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| 17.00pm | END |
Tuesday 20th December, 2016
| 10.00am |
Individual Feedback with Group Practice
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| 11.15am |
BREAK
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| 11.45am |
Consonants I
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| 13.00pm |
LUNCH BREAK
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| 14.00pm |
Consonants II
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| 15.15pm |
BREAK
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| 15.45pm |
Individual Feedback with Group Practice
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| 17.00pm | END |
Wednesday 21st December, 2016
| 10.00am |
Individual Feedback with Group Practice
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| 11.15am |
BREAK
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| 11.45am |
Intonation I
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| 13.00pm |
LUNCH BREAK
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| 14.00pm |
Intonation II
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| 15.15pm |
BREAK
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| 15.45pm |
Individual Feedback with Group Practice
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| 17.00pm | END |
Thursday 22nd December, 2016
| 10.00am |
Individual Feedback with Group Practice
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| 11.15am |
BREAK
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| 11.45am |
Word linking
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| 13.00pm |
LUNCH BREAK
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| 14.00pm |
Individual Feedback with Group Practice
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| 15.15pm |
BREAK
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| 15.45pm |
Summing Up
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| 17.00pm | COURSE TEACHING ENDS |
Course Tutor
Dr Geoff Lindsey holds a BA (1st class) from UCL and a PhD from the University of California, Los Angeles. He has taught at London (UCL and City), Edinburgh and Cambridge Universities, and his publications include research on American and British dialects. He was a contributor to the Kiel revision of the International Phonetic Alphabet, and a consultant phonetician for the Concise Oxford Dictionary on CD-ROM. He also holds the Trinity College TESOL Certificate. In addition he is an experienced forensic voice analyst.
Geoff specialises in teaching English pronunciation to a wide range of students, actors and professionals.
He also has wide professional experience of TV and film as a writer and director.
Website: www.englishspeechservices.com
