Beginning American English Pronunciation Skills

Course Overview/Syllabus 

Course Syllabus:  CMST N52A-44609 WinkleKaren Spring 2018.pdf

Course Timeline:   CMST N52A-44609 WinkleKaren Spring 2018 2.pdf

Meet Your Instructor: 

Instructor Winkle has taught courses for the Communication Studies, Speech-Language Pathology Assistant and Disabled Students Programs and Services Departments at Santa Ana College for more than 15 years.  She finds it very rewarding, both personally and professionally, to see students’ improvement in communication skills as the semester progresses. Students have the opportunity to practice newly learned listening and speaking skills in every class.  Her goal is to help students reach their potential in the area of speech/language skills for “Life is a promise; fulfill it” (Mother Theresa).

Currently, Instructor Winkle also works part-time as a speech pathologist in the school system and supervises speech-language pathology assistants and speech pathologists who are earning their license and/or ASHA certification. Her educational background includes a Bachelor of Arts Degree from San Diego State University and Masters of Arts Degree from California State University, Fullerton.  In addition to her license as a Speech-Language Pathologist and Clinical or Rehabilitative Services Credential in Language, Speech and Hearing with the state of CA, she also has a Certificate of Clinical Competence through the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.

 Course Description: 

Instruction in pronunciation of the American English sounds, identifying commonly mispronounced sounds and general spelling patterns.  Not applicable to Associate Degree.  Grade: Pass/No Pass Only

Note:  Listening and speaking skills in English will be practiced during each class.  Throughout the course, students will participate in small group acticivites and oral presentations given informally and formally in class.

Textbook Information: 

Baker, A. & Goldstein S. Pronunciation Pairs: An Introduction to the Sounds of English, Second Edition, Cambridge Press; ISBN: 9780521678087

Student Learning Objectives: 

• Students will increase discrimination and pronunciation skills of American English speech sounds, the –ed ending and –s ending
• Students will utilize basic stress, rhythm and intonation patterns in American English
• Students will analyze and use common spelling patterns in American English
• Students will begin to evaluate their communication skills in American English and modify their pronunciation to improve communication

A student with a disability, who would like to request an academic accommodation, is responsible for informing the instructor and the Disabled Student Programs and Services (DSPS) in Room VL-203 (phone 714-564-6295).   

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The table below contains all the graded activities (homework, quizzes, speech presentations and oral work/participation in class) with their approximate points.  Timing and points of class activities, assignments and quizzes may change due to class needs.