| Dept/Number/Title: | ESL 504 - English Pronunciation for International Teaching Assistants |
| Credit: | 0 hours/0 units |
| Contact hours: | 3 hours |
| Eligibility:
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1. Permission of instructor is required.
2. Those scoring a 45 or less on the SPEAK or TSE exam are eligible for ESL 504. 3. Potential and current international teaching assistants required or recommended to take ESL 110/410 by the Illinois English Placement Test (EPT) may take ESL 504 instead.
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| Course contents:
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The objective of this course is to help current and potential teaching assistants who are not native speakers of English to achieve a readily intelligible English pronunciation. The information provided will enable these students to perceive, predict, and pronounce the sounds, rhythm, and melody of English at the word and phrase levels. It also prepares students to be independent self-learners, enabling them to evaluate and correct their own speech. ESL 504 focuses on students’ overall proficiency in the general educated vocabulary of the university classroom and the register and lexicon of their own academic disciplines. Students have the opportunity to apply their knowledge and skills in simulated instruction. |
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