DAS 179 Student Learning Outcomes:
In this course, you will develop a greater awareness of American pronunciation and improve
your speaking skills through focused practice with English sounds and intonation patterns. Working
with personalized remediation strategies and individual tutorials, improving pronunciation as it
influences fluency and intelligibility will be stressed. Specifically, this course will include practice
with:
I.
General Pronunciation
a. Use a dictionary to improve pronunciation
b. Identify, distinguish between, and produce different vowel sounds and diphthongs
c. Identify, distinguish between, and produce voiced and voiceless consonant sounds
with a review of voiceless /th/
d. Practice articulation of minimal pairs
e. Develop use of correct intonation and thought groups
f. Analyze the difference between content words and function words
g. Use part of speech to identify stress
h. Recognize and develop use of contrastive stress
i.
II.
Develop strategies for reducing, linking, and rhythm to increase comprehensibility
Oral Grammar
a. Refine articulation and accuracy of oral tenses and point of view
b. Refine articulation of time order and cohesive and transitional phrases
c. Refine articulation of troublesome suffixes as needed, including –ed and –s sounds
d. Refine articulation of singular and plural nouns
III.
Pronunciation in the Classroom
a. Identify and practice common American names and professions
b. Identify and practice common classroom vocabulary
c. Identify and practice field-specific vocabulary
d. Practice articulation of dates, places, and times including am vs. pm
IV.
SPEAK Test Practice
a. Practice reading and interpreting a map and giving directions based on the map
b. Practice making recommendations and using persuasive language
c. Practice giving and defending opinions
d. Practice making requests
e. Practice giving oral summaries
f. Practice telling a story from visual prompts
g. Practice reading and explaining a graph
h. Practice reading a schedule and correcting outdated information.
Note: These topics are covered and practiced extensively throughout the course during lectures,
observations, pair and group work, in-class exercises, presentations, homework, assigned and
supplemental readings, and role plays.