Course Overview
- Course Title: Word Stress of American English
- Instructor: Sheila Lebedenko
- Target Audience:
- English language learners
- Individuals aiming to improve American English pronunciation
- Those preparing for English proficiency exams
- Prerequisites: None
Curriculum Highlights
- Key Topics Covered:
- Rules and patterns for predicting word stress
- Vowel length, pitch, volume, and energy for stressing syllables
- Primary stress vs. secondary stress
- Rule of alternating stress
- Effects of part of speech on word stress
- Suffixes and their impact on word stress
- Stressing compound words
- Stressing phrasal verbs and idiomatic verbs
- Key Skills Learned:
- Mastering word stress in American English
- Predicting stress in unfamiliar words
- Using vocal techniques to stress syllables
- Differentiating between primary and secondary stress
- Applying stress rules to various word types and structures
Course Format
- Duration: 2 hours on-demand video
- Format: Self-paced online course
- Resources:
- 36 downloadable resources
- Access on mobile and TV
- Certificate of completion
- Repetition audio for each section
- Free monthly live office hour on Zoom (for students completing at least 50% of the course)
Special Offer (If Applicable)
- Limited Time Coupon Code: N/A