XAVIER Leadership CENTER

Advanced English Pronunciation for Spanish Speakers

Presented by Maia Sponseller

If you have completed some accent and pronunciation training, you may be asking yourself, ”What’s the next step”? This course may be the answer. Join us for an advanced course in pronunciation and accent for Spanish speakers. We’ll review some accent fundamentals and quickly move on to more advanced material, including the difference between (US American) English intonation and sentence rhythm, and the same elements of speech in Spanish.

Who Should Attend:

Individuals who are interested in continuing to improve the clarity of their spoken English; those who have completed a previous accent and pronunciation course at Xavier and want to continue “perfecting” their accent, intonation, and overall speech.

You Will Learn:

• To correctly pronounce sounds and blends not covered in the previous course
  
• The importance of syllable stress
  
• How to organize your sentences in “thought groups” for maximum clarity
  
• The surprising differences between stress-timed rhythm (for English) and syllable-timed rhythm (for Spanish)