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 Department:    CMST

 Course #:    122

 Credits:    2

 Variable:     Yes

 IUs:    1

 CIP:    09.0101

 EPC:    n/a

 REV:    2024

 Course Description  

An English pronunciation course with an emphasis on articulation, intonation, regional dialects, and communicative norms.

 Prerequisite  

Prerequisite: None.

Contact Hours (based on 11 week quarter)

Lecture: 11

Lab: 0

Other: 0

Systems: 0

Clinical: 0

Intent: Distribution Requirement(s) Status:  

Academic Elective  

Equivalencies At Other Institutions

Learning Outcomes

After completing this course, the student will be able to:

1. Recognize personal and cultural communication patterns
2. Identify cultural differences in pronunciation and vocal expressiveness
3. Analyze and critique pronunciation and speech patterns by using self-assessment
4. Reproduce the sounds of American English orally
5. Evaluate a variety of communication styles through active listening
6. Recognize the sounds of American English

General Education Learning Values & Outcomes

Revised August 2008 and affects outlines for 2008 year 1 and later.

Course Contents

1. The Speech Process
2. The Sounds of American English
3. Intonation and Stress
4. Communicative Norms
5. Sound Articulation