American English Vowels for Indian IT Professionals
What you'll learn
- Pronounce English vowels correctly or be able to monitor yourself for correct pronunciation
Requirements
- Students are from India and work in the American IT industry, with a working knowledge of English.
Description
In this American English pronunciation course, specifically designed to meet the needs of speakers from India, learn to accurately produce the American vowels which Indian speakers of English often confuse. These tricky vowels include learning to distinguish between "peek" and "pick" and between "look" and "Luke." Also learn to distinguish between "bone and "born" and many other troublesome pairs. Computer professionals can learn to reduce or minimize their accents in an IT vocabulary context. Repetition audio practice is included so you can repeat the target phrases until the correct pronunciation becomes part of your muscle memory!
Who this course is for:
- Advanced English language learners from India, who work in the American IT industry
Course content
- Preview02:14
- 2 questionsQuiz on Intro
Instructor
![Sheila Lebedenko](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 64 64"%3E%3C/svg%3E){kind=avatar}
- 4.6 Instructor Rating
- 84 Reviews
- 3,067 Students
- 5 Courses
Sheila has been coaching accent reduction for over 15 years. She holds a master's degree in teaching ESL from the University of Illinois and is the owner of Smooth English. She lives in Silicon Valley where she teaches private English lessons in person or on Skype. Most of her students are IT professionals in Silicon Valley. She has always had a love for the sound of English and values great diction in speakers.