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English Fluency: Improve Your Comprehension & Pronunciation
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English Fluency: Improve Your Comprehension & Pronunciation

Improve your understanding of spoken English and practice pronunciation for effective conversation.
Created byPaulo Andrade, PhD • +540.000 Alunos, Marcus A., Ivan Lourenço Gomes
Last updated 4/2024
English

What you'll learn

  • Understanding the pronunciation of people from different nationalities, ages, and genders.
  • Practicing comprehension of spoken texts, from simple to complex.
  • Expand your vocabulary.
  • Practicing pronunciation while also considering regional differences in spoken English.

Course content

4 sections • 484 lectures • 30h 16m total length

  • Introduction to the Course2:06

    This lesson outlines the motivation for the course and who it is intended for.

  • How the Course Works3:47

    This lesson explains how the course works and its structure.

  • How to Practice Your Pronunciation3:39

    This lesson presents this visual representation of the suggested study process, which is also available for download

Requirements

  • Students in this course need to have basic knowledge of English, meaning they should be able to understand simple sentences.

Description

Important: This course receives updates every Monday of the month, with more articles!


Have you been studying English for some time, but find it difficult to speak?

Do you have difficulty talking to someone in English?

When you meet an American, do you freeze up during conversation?

Is it hard even to ask basic questions?

What about when it's an Indian speaking English? an Australian? a British? or someone with a strong accent? Do you freeze?


You often get stuck because you have difficulty understanding what they are saying!


And that's normal because each person speaks slightly differently and not always with good pronunciation.


Do you know the fastest way to develop fluency in spoken English? Developing comprehension!


Yes, being able to understand someone speaking helps you speak correctly because you simply don't freeze when speaking.


And that's the goal of this course! Strengthening your comprehension to speak naturally.


Learning to understand spoken English has a myriad of benefits that people simply don't realize. From helping improve your English speech to enhancing your English pronunciation and opening you up to other ideas, cultures, and worlds.


Although it may not seem like the most exciting English skill to develop, it is the secret weapon of every fluent non-native English speaker.


Listening is an important skill that allows us to receive, understand and evaluate the information communicated to us. And one of the direct results of this is being able to act correctly based on the information presented to us.


This becomes even more evident when traveling to an English-speaking country or participating in a business meeting in this language. In these cases, the importance of listening skills is fundamental. Imagine if you missed a flight, train, or bus because you misunderstood an announcement. Huge financial losses can occur in your business or the company you work for by implementing incorrectly interpreted instructions from a meeting conducted in English. Therefore, listening correctly is an extremely important skill that cannot be neglected in any way.


Because of this, you need to be able to listen efficiently, to be able to talk and interact more deeply with English speakers, whether they are native speakers of the language or not.


As English has the largest number of speakers in the world, naturally, there are many different accents to understand, which further emphasizes the importance of listening skills.


Examples include the American, British, Australian, and Canadian accents. Not to mention the almost infinite accents of people who speak English from countries where this language is not the official language, such as the Indian, Filipino, Chinese accents, and so on.


If you want to be a true global English speaker, it's important to expose yourself to these accent differences that can be difficult to understand even for natives.


These accents need to be heard repeatedly and continually if we are to communicate appropriately, meaningfully, and naturally. Because the more time you invest practicing; the more your listening skills will be improved


In short, if you can't understand what someone is saying, it will be virtually impossible to have a successful conversation.


And this course was created exactly for that. Through various texts with subjects ranging from trivial to current and important themes for your personal and professional development.


You will listen to all these texts with different accents from around the world. Not only from English-speaking countries but also from speakers from other countries worldwide.


With this, you will acquire the confidence necessary to travel and/or participate in professional meetings in English with confidence.

Who this course is for:

  • This course is aimed for those who wish to improve their comprehension and pronunciation of spoken English.
  • It is also designed for those who need to speak with or listen to people who speak English with different accents such as American, British, Indian, etc.
  • For those who are already fluent, the course offers the opportunity to test their comprehension by listening to voices with different accents.
  • By using voices with different accents, the course also helps the student to be able to understand difficult pronunciations, a subject that is not covered in most English courses.

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