ESL 157Pronunciation of American English

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This course provides intensive instruction in the oral production of American English, designed for intermediate and advanced ESL students. Course emphasis is on speaking and pronunciation skills to improve fluency and clarity of the sounds common to standard American English. Topics include sound systems of consonants and vowels, pitch and intonation patterns, rhythm and phrasing, homophones, and sound reductions. This is a noncredit course mirroring ESL 107 (credit). Prerequisite: ESL 192.