- The Sounds of Spanish: Pronunciation & Phonetics

Catalog description

This course combines two goals: improving students’ Spanish pronunciation and introducing them to the study of phonetics. Through pronunciation practice, phonetic transcription, and acoustic analysis, students will learn how Spanish sounds are produced and organized, as well as how they differ from English. These tools not only help students develop clearer, more confident speech, but also provide a foundation for understanding linguistic analysis. Along with developing familiarity with the sound patterns characteristic of all Spanish dialects, students will gain the ability to recognize regional differences and to strengthen their pronunciation in a selected dialect.