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: Initital W, Initial V, Final V (Pronunciation)
  • 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 in the Indian English Accent (Vowel Schwa /ʌ, ə/, Vowel /æ/, Vowel /ɛ/, Vowel /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 What Makes an Accent? Overview of Accent Patterns for Speakers of Indian English and Indian Languages FREE PREVIEW How Indian English Differs From American English FREE PREVIEW
  • Lesson 1: Word Endings (Pronunciation) Lesson 2: Word Stress Carries Meaning (Intonation)
  • 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: Initial W (Pronunciation Target) FREE PREVIEW Lesson 7: Initial V (Pronunciation Target) Lesson 8: Final V (Pronunciation Target) Downloads for Initial W, V and Final V (Pronunciation Practice)
  • Lesson 9: Final Z (Pronunciation Target) Lesson 10 A: Stress Content Words (Intonation Practice) Lesson 10 B: Intonation for Statements and Questions Lesson 11: Generalization (How to Take Your Skills to the Next Level) Quiz: Which Words to Stress (Interactive Activity) Which Words to Stress (PDF Version) Final Z Pronunciation 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 Quiz: Syllable Stress (Interactive Activity) Syllable Stress Sorting Activity (PDF)
  • 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) Bonus Lesson: Vowel Length (Stressed Words, Syllables, and Before Voiced Consonants) (Pronunciation and Intonation) Vowel /i/ and Vowel /ɪ/ MP3's
  • Lesson 20: Vowel Schwa Lesson 21: Vowel A /æ/ (Pronunciation Target) 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: Real Talk for Everyday Speech FREE PREVIEW 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.

Reviews

What Students are Saying about this Course

  • The best course for Indians

    Bipin Shah

    Before this course, I wasn't comfortable talking to American colleagues, only the other Indians on my team. Now I understand how the Indian accent is differ...

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    Before this course, I wasn't comfortable talking to American colleagues, only the other Indians on my team. Now I understand how the Indian accent is different from American English, and I am more confident speaking to Americans at work and elsewhere. I love the detailed videos, and the MP3 files I can use to practice.

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  • Recommend!

    Melanie Steinmetz

    I worked on my own for a long time and still didn't know what was different about my accent until this course. It really helped me hear what I am doing when...

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    I worked on my own for a long time and still didn't know what was different about my accent until this course. It really helped me hear what I am doing when I speak English, and learn about how to improve my accent. There are a lot of materials and the videos are really well organized and helpful.

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