• After you have enrolled in the course, you can record about 2-minute recording on your smart phone of any short 100-word passage and email us that recording. Our teacher will conduct an assessment of your pronunciation by listening to your speech. You need to submit this recording immediately AFTER you enroll and process payment, and at least 7 days before the course starts. The feedback will be provided during your first lesson with 5 minutes allocated for each student.

• The teacher will assess your pronunciation, intonation and any problematic sounds that you may have. The trainer will explain to you the errors you have in your pronunciation as a result of your native language and highlight the sounds that you need to pay particular attention to during the course.

• If you don’t want to pay for the course, you can still book an individual assessment with the teacher to ascertain your current level. The assessment costs $120 and includes a 40-minute assessment and the audio file of the teacher’s feedback about your pronunciation.

• After the analysis of any pronunciation problems, the trainer will guide you through all the sound systems of the English language (consonants, vowels, stress and intonation) and highlight the differences between it and your native language. Constant attention will be given to your performance so you can be alerted to what sounds you are most likely to make errors in and how you can fix these.You will be required to constantly pronounce a lot of pronunciation pairs/ words/ sequences (usually in a sentence, a conversation or a speech) so the trainer can focus on improving your pronunciation. At the end of every class, you are required to do at least five-minute speech or reading, during which your pronunciation (of the sound in the focus of that week) will be checked and commented on by the trainer. The feedback/report will be given to you right in the class you attend.You are also required to carry out role-playing with your classmates so they can check the clarity of your speech. There may also be five minutes of public speaking at the end of the class.

• As the class only has 4-8 students, you have the maximum chance to practice and focus on your problematic sounds. As the trainer already knows the typical problematic sounds of your native language, it is not a problem for them to identify these sounds for you or your classmates, even if they use a different language.  Learning with a classmate who has a different language may also help you to become more aware of other pronunciation errors and improve your listening comprehension when talking with people from other countries, aside from English native speakers.

• You should focus on all of the sounds pointed out by your instructor as the problematic sounds that come as a result of your mother tongue.Be aware of how these sounds are pronounced by native-speaking trainers, try to record their speaking in class and imitate them to achieve the best results. Record your pronunciation after each class, listen attentively and see whether you have progressed compared to your audio recording of your pronunciation before you joined the class.

• Yes, you can bring your own recorder and record your own pronunciation, but you should make this clear to your classmates and trainer. Please be aware that you cannot publish any recording of teachers and other classmates anywhere without their permission.

• As this is a pronunciation course, the class will focus on helping you with pronouncing the sounds, and not focus on grammar or vocabulary. Therefore, you can join the class if you are at an intermediate level and your listening skill is good enough to understand the trainer’s instruction. The course is set up as a standard for an average student, with sufficient effort and about 15-hours in-class and 20-hours self-study time to improve pronunciation. However, depending on how serious your problems are with your pronunciation, you may need to take more time to improve your speaking. After you submit the initial 1-minute audio file, the teacher will give you feedback on how much time she thinks you need to spend on improving your skill. She will also suggest whether this intensive course will be enough or if you may need extra tuition outside of class.

• You can call us 9283 9892 or email enquiries@sydneylangaugesolutions.com.au and provide all your details, your native language and payment details to book online. We will fill the online form in for you (this means that you agree to the terms and conditions of the course). Alternatively, you can just fill in the online enrolment form and start the course.

• If you have to miss one class, we suggest you inform our office at least three days in advance about your absence. We will try to record the lesson and leave the training material for you to collect at the following class.

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