Course curriculum

  • 1
    Introduction
  • 2
    Chapter 1: Getting Started with Pronunciation and Intonation Targets
  • 3
    Chapter 2: Final D (Pronunciation), Small Talk (Intonation), and How to Practice
  • 4
    Chapter 3: Top Consonant Errors for Native Spanish Speakers: Y and J, SH and CH, V and B
  • 5
    Chapter 4: Final Z (Pronunciation), Stress Content Words (Intonation), and Generalization
  • 6
    Chapter 5: The American R (Pronunciation), Word and Syllable Stress (Intonation and Pronunciation), Nouns and Verbs (Intonation and Pronunciation))
  • 7
    Chapter 6: American TH -voiced and voiceless (Pronunciation), Repeated Phrase Practice (Generalization Skill)
  • 8
    Chapter 7: American Vowel Sounds (Overview Pronunciation Lesson), Vowel /ɪ/ (Pronunciation), Vowel Length (Intonation)
  • 9
    Chapter 8: Top Vowel Differences for Native Spanish Speakers (Vowel A /æ/, Vowel Eh /ɛ/, Vowel Ay /ei/) (Pronunciation)
  • 10
    Chapter 9: Integrating Skills For Real American Speech (Consonant Clusters, Linking and Reduced Sounds, Sentence Level Intonation)
  • 11
    Chapter 10: Next Level Skills ("Real Talk," Soft Skills, Business Idioms, Business and Tech Vocabulary) and Course Feedback
  • Welcome to Your Course! FREE PREVIEW Overview of Accent Patterns for Native Spanish Speakers FREE PREVIEW What Makes an Accent?
  • Bonus Video: How Americans say Final T FREE PREVIEW Lesson 2: Word Stress Carries Meaning (Intonation) Lesson 1: Word Endings (Pronunciation)
  • Lesson 3: Final D (Pronunciation Target) Lesson 4: Small Talk (Intonation Practice) Lesson 5: How to Practice Final D Pronunciation, Small Talk Intonation MP3's
  • Lesson 6: Y and J (Pronunciation) Lesson 7: SH and CH (Pronunciation) Lesson 8: V and B (Pronunciation) FREE PREVIEW Y and J, SH and Ch, V and B Pronunciation MP3's Bonus Video: S-Blends
  • Lesson 9: Final Z (Pronunciation Target) Lesson 10: Stress Content Words (Intonation Practice) Lesson 11: Generalization (How to Take Your Skills to the Next Level) Bonus Lesson: Initial Z Final Z Pronunciation MP3's (with bonus initial Z MP3's)
  • Lesson 12: The American R Sound (Pronunciation Target) Lesson 13: Word and Syllable Stress (Intonation and Pronunciation Practice) Lesson 14: Nouns and Verbs (Intonation and Pronunciation) American R Pronunication, Syllable Stress Intonation MP3's
  • Lesson 15: Voiceless Th /θ/ (Pronunciation Target) Lesson 16: Voiced Th /ð/ (Pronunciation Target) Bonus Video: Are you pronouncing the most frequently used word in English correctly? Lesson 17: Repeated Phrase Practice (Pronunication, Intonation and Generalization) American TH Downloads
  • Lesson 18: American Vowel Sounds (Overview) Lesson 19: Vowel /ɪ/ and Vowel /i/ (Pronunciation Target) Lesson 20: Vowel Length (Stressed Words, Syllables, and Before Voiced Consonants) (Pronunciation and Intonation) Vowel /i/ and Vowel /ɪ/ MP3's Bonus Video: Vowel Schwa /ə,ʌ/
  • Lesson 21: Vowel A /æ/ (Pronunciation Target) FREE PREVIEW Lesson 22: Vowel Eh /ɛ/ (Pronunciation Target) Lesson 23: Vowel Ay /ei/ (Pronunciation Target) Bonus Video: Vowel U /ʊ/ Vowel A, Vowel Eh, Vowel Ay Downloads
  • Lesson 24: Consonant Clusters: Past Tense (Pronunciation Target, Skills Integration) Lesson 25: Linking (Skills Integration) Lesson 26: Sentence Level Intonation (Intonation Practice, Skills Integration) Past Tense, Linking Final T MP3's Sentence Level Intonation Practice (Lesson 26 PDF)
  • Lesson 27: "Real Talk" (Integrated Skills, Generalization) Lesson 28: Soft Skills for Professionals - Introducing Yourself, Direct and Indirect Language (Integrated Skills) Lesson 29: Business Idioms (Integrated Skills) Lesson 30: Business and Tech Vocabulary (Integrated Skills, Generalization) Bonus Video: More Real Talk for Everyday Language Course Feedback Business and Tech Word practice, sorted by Pronunciation Targets

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Instructor

  • Christine Dunbar

    Speech Language Pathologist

    Christine Dunbar

    Christine is a nationally certified Speech Language Pathologist with over 20 years experience working with individuals to improve their communication skills. She holds a Masters of Science in Speech and Hearing Sciences from the University of Washington. Christine provides 1:1 and corporate training worldwide. She teaches classes in the greater Seattle area.