Master phonemes, linking, stress, and intonation to improve your fluency and natural sound in spoken English
Have you ever felt like your English is grammatically correct, but people still don’t understand you? Or maybe you feel unsure about how to link your words, stress the right syllables, or use natural intonation. You’re not alone, and this course is here to help.
What you’ll learn
- How to pronounce all key English phonemes accurately.
- How to recognize and use minimal pairs to avoid common misunderstandings.
- The mechanics of linking, intrusion, elision, and assimilation.
- Stress patterns and how to use sentence stress and the schwa for clarity.
- The role of intonation in expressing meaning and emotion.
- Common struggles with pronunciation and how to overcome themHow to break sentences into chunks to improve rhythm and fluency.
- Differences between UK and US pronunciation.
- How to identify and adapt to various English accents.
- How to practice pronunciation daily with your own audio resource bank.
Course Content
- The Basic Building Block –> 3 lectures • 47min.
- Linking and Modifying Sounds –> 4 lectures • 44min.
- Stress Patterns –> 4 lectures • 47min.
- Advanced Pronunciation Skills –> 3 lectures • 37min.
- Wider Perspectives –> 3 lectures • 40min.
- Final Stage –> 5 lectures • 42min.
Requirements
Have you ever felt like your English is grammatically correct, but people still don’t understand you? Or maybe you feel unsure about how to link your words, stress the right syllables, or use natural intonation. You’re not alone, and this course is here to help.
You’ll learn how native speakers link and modify sounds through techniques like elision, intrusion, and assimilation. Then you’ll explore stress and rhythm: how word and sentence stress can completely change meaning, and how intonation affects tone and emotion. We’ll also look at chunking and expression to help you sound more natural and fluent.
To help you go beyond the basics, you’ll get practical strategies for common pronunciation challenges, a breakdown of UK vs. US English sounds, and tips on recognizing non-native accents. You’ll wrap up the course with a comprehensive review and a pronunciation video bank for regular practice.
Whether you’re preparing for a test, improving your speaking skills for work, or just tired of repeating yourself, this course will give you the tools to speak clearly and confidently in English.
After taking this course, you will be able to:
- Speak English more clearly and be better understood in conversations
- Use linking and stress patterns naturally to sound more fluent
- Adjust your intonation and rhythm for more expressive and natural speech
- Recognize and correct your own pronunciation errors
- Confidently apply advanced pronunciation techniques in real-world situations