Course contents and teaching method
This course is open to learners and users of English from intermediate levels upwards who want to know more about English sounds and stress patterns and improve their pronunciation, intelligibility and confidence. It deals with locating and using organs of articulation; the vocabulary to talk about different types of speech sounds and about features of pronunciation; English speech sounds that make a meaning difference; reading IPA symbols for English sounds and transcription in dictionaries; pronunciation dictionaries and using pronunciation features of online dictionaries; text-to-speech and speech-to-text options; noticing sound and stress differences in the same word family; variation in oral language use; different ways of pronouncing English; varieties of English; how to be intelligible.

You will listen and repeat, contrast minimal pairs, self-correct with a model, read aloud, dictate a text, give and receive feedback, record yourself, or test pronunciation tools and functions.

Workload and evaluation
Attend regularly, participate in classroom activities, practise at home and speak aloud in class; join individual, pair or small-group work; do tasks & test pronunciation tools; keep a record of your work; no formal assessment, no credits.

Materials
There will be a mix of class materials, self-study resources and links to reference tools such as good online dictionaries.

Objectives

To listen actively, pay attention to word boundaries and sound shapes, develop awareness of distinctions, involve your body and your mind in making your spoken English sound clear and confident; target your pronunciation needs; develop strategies for learning and improving your pronunciation.

Target audience

This course is for participants whose level corresponds to level B2, C1 or C2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. Please only register if your level corresponds to the course. Participants of our partner institutions and Unifr employees can contact us to take a placement test if they are unsure of their level. Unifr students are automatically guided to the placement test when registering for a course on MyUnifr.

Prerequisites

The General Conditions for Participation in Language Courses apply. 

Responsibles and speakers

Responsibles

• Schaller-Schwaner Iris

Dates and locations

Period	Location
17.09.2025 from 10:15 to 12:00	MIS 10 3.16
24.09.2025 from 10:15 to 12:00	MIS 10 3.16
01.10.2025 from 10:15 to 12:00	MIS 10 3.16
08.10.2025 from 10:15 to 12:00	MIS 10 3.16
15.10.2025 from 10:15 to 12:00	MIS 10 3.16
22.10.2025 from 10:15 to 12:00	MIS 10 3.16
29.10.2025 from 10:15 to 12:00	MIS 10 3.16
05.11.2025 from 10:15 to 12:00	MIS 10 3.16
12.11.2025 from 10:15 to 12:00	MIS 10 3.16
19.11.2025 from 10:15 to 12:00	MIS 10 3.16
26.11.2025 from 10:15 to 12:00	MIS 10 3.16
03.12.2025 from 10:15 to 12:00	MIS 10 3.16
10.12.2025 from 10:15 to 12:00	MIS 10 3.16
17.12.2025 from 10:15 to 12:00	MIS 10 3.16