The course introduces students to the pronunciation of English. It considers the pronunciation of words in isolation and in connected speech as well as pronunciation of grammatical forms such as plural forms, past tense forms, and possessive forms. It will also consider stress and intonation in phrases, sentences; statements and questions, highlighting parts of the sentence, conversations and discussions. Discourse strategies such as turn taking, signaling readiness to begin, ending; checking understanding; holding the floor; use of pauses and fillers, and asking for repetition will also be discussed and practiced.