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Comunicación y Pronunciación en Inglés (edX)

Comunicación y Pronunciación en Inglés (edX)

Mejora tu pronunciación de inglés por medio de una introducción práctica a la fonología básica del idioma, para aumentar tu confianza y habilidades comunicativas a la hora de hablar inglés. En tu vida diaria y laboral, tal vez te has enfrentado a situaciones en donde tu acento al hablar inglés ha sido causa de una falta de confianza, o hasta ha llegado a producir problemas de comunicación, y no entiendes por qué tu inglés no suena como la BBC.

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Si te identificaste, este contenido fue creado para ti. Con este curso en línea entenderás los principios de la fonología inglesa, y al comprender por qué el inglés suena como suena, podrás rápidamente poner en práctica tus aprendizajes para lograr avances importantes en tu pronunciación, aumentando tu confianza en situaciones internacionales y asegurando una comunicación efectiva.
Con más de 30 años de experiencia, los docentes han desarrollado este curso especialmente para hispanohablantes , basándose tanto en los estudios teóricos de la lingüística académica como en las metodologías desarrolladas para la enseñanza de idiomas y la formación profesional de profesores de inglés, especialmente para que puedas enfrentar las situaciones en las cuales tu voz, tu habla y tu confianza en el uso del idioma inglés constituyen una tarjeta de presentación.

What You Will Learn

  • Aprenderás los básicos de la fonética, es decir la producción física de los sonidos del habla.
  • Conocerás la variedad de sonidos usados en el idioma inglés, y como éstos son distintos a los del español
  • Aprenderás a producir los sonidos de inglés que no se usan en el español
  • Entenderás la función de los símbolos fonéticos usados en la mayoría de los diccionarios de inglés.
  • Verás como funciona el acento fonológico en las palabras inglesas
  • Entenderás la forma en que el acento fonológico influye en el ritmo del habla inglesa
  • Aprenderás cómo los sonidos de las palabras cambian al juntarse éstas en oraciones normales.
  • Verás cómo el acento fonológico da significado a las palabras y frases compuestas
  • Aprenderás a utilizar el acento fonológico para cambiar el significado de una oración.
  • Conocerás la manera en qué la entonación contribuye al significado de una oración
  • Entenderás cómo se produce el ritmo del inglés hablado, cómo se diferencia del español, y cómo podrás reproducirlo.

Syllabus

Module 1. Sounds
Organs of speech and phonemic symbols
Vowels vs consonants. Voicing
Consonant pairs - TH
Consonant pairs - JET vs YET
Consonant pairs - F, V, B
Consonant pairs - S vs Z
Consonant pairs - CHAIN vs JANE
Module 2. Sounds 2
Vowel pairs - SHIP vs SHEEP
Vowel pairs - CAT vs CUT
Vowel pairs - PULL vs POOL
Vowel pairs - NOT, NOUGHT and NOTE
Vowel pairs - HAT vs HEART
Schwa
Module 3. Words
Word stress
Noun vs Verb homograph stress
Word stress in compounds
Weak forms
Module 4. Sentences
Linking
Intrusive consonants
Assimilation
Emphatic stress
Intonation in Questions
Intonation in Tags
Rhythm

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