English Pronunciation Level 2 ~ Accent Reduction

Course description

English Pronunciation for Overseas-Born Professionals

SLS offers an English Pronunciation Course for individuals aiming to improve their pronunciation. A range of exercises and topics will help to reduce your residual accent. Available at our convenient Sydney CBD location on weeknights, our course is ideal for those who work full time. The course comes with free training materials and you’ll enjoy our small class sizes for a great interactive learning experience. Upon completion, you’ll also receive a Certificate of Participation.

Who is this course for?

This course aims to help learners:

improve your vocabulary, your pronunciation
increase the level of fluency and accuracy of your speech through a variety of speaking activities.
fix your residual accent from your native language and
be alert of your own problems in pronouncing English words.
gain more confidence of your pronunciation
have better speaking skill after finishing this course.

You should join this class only if:

You have completed our English Pronunciation Level 1 course or have received prior instruction on improving your accent but would like further practice
You are an overseas-born professional who wants to reduce your residual accent from your language.
Your English speaking level should be above Intermediate and need improvement in pronunciation and speech fluency
You wish to improve your pronunciation to prepare for your job interview or an important meeting or presentation.
You are required to submit an audio file immediately after your enrolment for the teacher to evaluate the features of your accent and pronunciation.

Face-to-face Class Update:

Our face-to-face class is back from Monday 19 October 2021. All courses will be delivered in line with NSW Government advice and Department of Health requirements. Please kindly check the requirement for face-to-face lessons here.

We still operate a parallel class for many languages with ONLINE Teaching mode. So if you prefer to study online, please email us and we will enroll you into classes with online options.

How to Enroll and Pay:

Step 1: Enroll at this link: https://sydneylanguagesolutions.com.au/enrol-online/english-course-form/

Step 2: Pay using any of the following methods

Direct Deposit BSB 112-879
Account Number: 429507411
Kindly include your name in the reference and email the receipt to: info@sydneylanguagesolutions.com.au
Pay by PayPal using this email address: info@sydneylanguagesolutions.com.au
Pay online
Pay via credit card over the phone by calling 02 9283 9892

Please email enquiries@sydneylanguagesolutions.com.au for any enquiries

IMPORTANT NOTE:

Please download our Pronunciation Test below to read and record your pronunciation into an audio file.
Then you send to us your audio files to have your Pronunciation evaluated before the class commencement.

Covid-19 Policy:

From 1 Jan 2022, given the widespread of Omicron and how it affects our students, we have to apply this policy and you are deemed to agree to this when enrolling in our courses:

– If you have enrolled and paid into your courses, and the courses have been confirmed to start, we cannot accept any refund request or cancel the enrolment in case you are diagnosed with COVID or cant travel for fear of COVID. We can agree for you to postpone the courses to the next available course within 6 months only.

– If the course has been confirmed by email to start, we can’t refund.

– If the course has not been confirmed and you request to cancel enrolment at least 7 working days before the course starting day, you are entitled to a refund with a deduction of $60 admin fee, as per our Terms and Conditions.

– Sydney Language Solution reserve the right to switch Face2Face class to online when:

The course trainer/teacher is affected with Covid-19 in the middle of the course
Three (or more) students in the courses are diagnosed with Covid-19

Frequently Asked Questions:

When will I have an individual assessment?

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 enrol 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.

What happens in the in-class assessment in the first lesson?

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 I don’t want to enroll into the course, can I still have an assessment?

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.

What happens in each class?

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.

Can the class benefit me if my classmates speak different languages from me?

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.

How can I have the best result out of the course?

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.

Can I record my pronunciation in each 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.

Will you advise me on which course to take?

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.

How do I book my 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.

What happens if I missed one class?

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.