English Pronunciation: Pronounce S & Z in words as S, Z, IZ
What you'll learn
- How to pronounce S and Z in English
- When to pronounce S and Z in English
- Rule for pronouncing Suffix S as S versus Z in plurals, possessives, and third person singular verbs
Requirements
- English Speaker
- Intermediate to Advanced English learners
Description
Learn how to correctly pronounce the English S and Z sounds. This course will present rules for spelling and the suffix -S pronunciation. Instructions and examples of correct pronunciation of the S and Z sounds is contrasted with common mistakes so you can improve your speaking clarity. Once you master the rules for how and when to pronounce S as Z, take part in a guided practice session. Learn the S and Z sounds in English and be more confident and better understood today!
Who this course is for:
- ESL speakers
- English learners
Course content
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Instructor
![Jennifer Tarle](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 64 64"%3E%3C/svg%3E){kind=avatar}
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Tarle Speech and Language was founded in 2005 by Jennifer Tarle in order to empower individuals at all stages of life through better communication skills.
Jennifer is a Certified Speech Pathologist with over 23 years of experience in speech and language related training and pathologies. Jennifer earned a BS degree and an MA degree in Speech Pathology from Kent State University. She is licensed in CA, IL, & OH and holds the Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech Language Hearing Association.
Jennifer is a self-published author of pronunciation workbooks, audio CDs, DVDs, and iBooks. She distributes her books through Google Play, Google Books, and iTunes. Introductory through advanced classes on English Pronunciation are taught throughout the city of Chicago and via video conferencing throughout the world. To help even more people, she launched a video podcast in 2007.
Jennifer has implemented her Tarle Speech pronunciation program at the Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, China and at E4TGin Tokyo, Japan.