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.

Objectifs

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.

Public-cible

Ce cours s'adresse aux personnes dont le niveau correspond au niveau B2, C1 ou C2 du Cadre européen commun de référence pour les langues. Merci de vous inscrire uniquement si ce cours correspond à votre niveau. Les participant·e·s de nos institutions partenaires et les collaborateur·trice·s Unifr peuvent nous contacter pour faire un test de placement si elles/ils ne sont pas sûr·e·s de leur niveau. Les étudiant·e·s Unifr sont automatiquement redirigé·e·s vers le test de placement lors de l'inscription aux cours sur MyUnifr.

Prérequis

Les conditions générales de participation aux cours du Centre de langues s'appliquent.

Responsables et intervenants

Responsable(s)

• Schaller-Schwaner Iris

Dates et lieux

Période	Lieu
17.09.2025 de 10:15 à 12:00	MIS 10 3.16
24.09.2025 de 10:15 à 12:00	MIS 10 3.16
01.10.2025 de 10:15 à 12:00	MIS 10 3.16
08.10.2025 de 10:15 à 12:00	MIS 10 3.16
15.10.2025 de 10:15 à 12:00	MIS 10 3.16
22.10.2025 de 10:15 à 12:00	MIS 10 3.16
29.10.2025 de 10:15 à 12:00	MIS 10 3.16
05.11.2025 de 10:15 à 12:00	MIS 10 3.16
12.11.2025 de 10:15 à 12:00	MIS 10 3.16
19.11.2025 de 10:15 à 12:00	MIS 10 3.16
26.11.2025 de 10:15 à 12:00	MIS 10 3.16
03.12.2025 de 10:15 à 12:00	MIS 10 3.16
10.12.2025 de 10:15 à 12:00	MIS 10 3.16
17.12.2025 de 10:15 à 12:00	MIS 10 3.16