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Spoken
English
Introduction
Spoken
English is an integrated approach to the learning of practical English
conversational skills. The course will familiarise students with the sounds and
syntax of English, and the use of the language in communication. The course is
taught at elementary, intermediate and advanced levels.
Speech
Training
Each
course session begins with speech training. The International Phonetic Alphabet
is taught at the beginning of every course, to provide a common basis for
discussing the sounds of English. Students will practice speech sounds, as well
as English stress, rhythm and intonation patterns. Special difficulties that
Asian speakers encounter are emphasised.
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Grammar
Linguistic
research in Singapore and other Asian coutries has established that most
grammatical errors fall into patterns. The grammar lessons in the Spoken English
course are guided by this insight, and are focussed in a way that most grammar
teaching cannot be, concentrating on the aspects of grammar that pose problems
for Asian speakers.
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