GRAD 720 - English Speaking Practice for Graduate Students

(1 unit)

English Pronunciation for International Speakers (1 credit) is designed to help international graduate students gain functional intelligibility, speech monitoring abilities, and increase self-confidence while speaking English. Students will engage in communicative listening and speaking activities, create oral recordings, and share presentations that will help improve intelligibility. Graduate students can complete activities to prepare for the SPEAK test.

Maximum units a student may earn: 3

Grading Basis: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
Units of Lecture: 1
Offered: Every Fall, Spring, and Summer

Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. demonstrate ability to use dictionary and phonetic alphabet to verify accurate pronunciation.
2. comprehend and produce American English phonemes.
3. comprehend and produce fundamental patterns of stress, rhythm, and intonation in American English.
4. be able to self-monitor speech production and make appropriate changes.
5. demonstrate increased intelligibility when speaking in a variety of settings, including in front of a class.
6. develop overall fluency when speaking English.
7. demonstrate confidence when speaking in a variety of settings and with a variety of listeners.
8. show functional competence in answering questions for the SPEAK Test.

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