This course examines the sound systems of the major varieties of English and reviews methods used in teaching and improving pronunciation. Attention to the difficulties in English pronunciation encountered by learners of English in Macao and the Chinese context is given along with a review of targeted instructional techniques for helping students overcome these difficulties. Specifically, the course helps students to define achievable objectives for pronunciation teaching, diagnose learners' pronunciation problems and develop a range of techniques to increase students' awareness of, and concern for, the intelligibility of their spoken English.

CILO-1: Describe how to pronounce English consonants and vowels, English stress and intonation, and phonetic and regional variations; CILO-2: Identify the features of spoken English in Macao and other contexts; CILO-3: Teach English phonetics and phonics in language classrooms with pedagogical skills; CILO-4: Identify problems and improve students’ English pronunciation in language classrooms.