Consonants Pronunciation Course

This American English Consonants Course presents in-depth materials for all of the American English Consonant sounds and provides practice materials for the individual sounds through complex conversation. Those taking the Consonants Pronunciation Course will benefit in additional ways. For example, the drills are different and more expansive than those contained in the Foreign Accent Modification (Foreign Accent Reduction) Course. This Couse also benefits American speakers frequently misunderstood, those who are often asked to repeat themselves, or those who feel they would profit from exposure to real-time models for assistance. Parents who are home schooling may wish to review these correct sound pronunciations to help with correct reading and speaking success for their children.

Note: Speech-language pathologists may wish to refer clients to this course if: clients cannot afford to see you for face-to-face services in the near future, you cannot schedule clients into your caseload in a timely manner, you would like your clients to have some training before you begin working with them, or you would like to give your clients a resource for reinforcement after you have worked with them.

Determining your Need for the Consonants Course

Determining whether this course is something you can benefit from can be accomplished in several ways. The “Your Need?” area covers many aspects in helping with self-assessment of consonant sounds that one needs to learn. You can reach this area by going to the “Your Need?” menu link located on the menu at the top of the page.

Structure of the Course

This Course varies in the amount of time required to take it being dependent upon how many consonant sounds the individual person needs to learn. The Consonants Course contains three parts. The first part is composed of general information about American English consonant sounds. The second is composed of specific sounds that an individual chooses to emphasize in his practice materials. The third, less structured than the first two parts, requires the individual to complete work on his own to use the newly learned pronunciations in conversational speech. This Course has downloadable handouts which can be kept for future reference after the time period for your Course has expired. It is the learner's responsibility to download them during the time allotted before the Course's expiration.