How Spanish Speakers Improve English Vowels To Communicate

Learn to pronounce and distinguish between vowels and use word stress to sound natural and be better understood.

What you'll learn

Understand and correct typical Spanish pronunciation mistakes

Recognise and say short and long vowel sounds to avoid misunderstanding

Distinguish between words with similar vowel sounds

Understand spelling rules to correctly pronounce vowel sounds

Apply correct word stress to be better understood

Requirements

Spanish Speaker with an intermediate understanding of English vocabulary and grammar

Ability to understand spoken English without subtitles

Description

As a Spanish speaker, do you find English vowel sounds difficult? In this course, you will learn the pronunciation of all the English vowel sounds, especially the difference between short and long vowel sounds. Why? Because Spanish vowels are not as long as English ones, Spanish speakers find it difficult to know when vowels are short or long!We will explore how to say the vowel sounds in isolation, the typical spelling and exception of these sounds in words and phrases, compare and contrast them with other sounds and learn about word stress. If you are consistent and practise what you learn, you will improve and your confidence in speaking English will increase!You will be able to see my face and mouth clearly in each video lesson and I will use a background to show the vowel sounds and example words.This course includes audio files, worksheets and quizzes, to help you practise your pronunciation which can only be improved through listening and repetition. As a language learner myself, it’s not enough just to listen to the teacher say the sound a few times, the learner needs the opportunity to listen and repeat as many times as possible. I also recommend recording yourself because what you think you are saying is often different to what you’re actually saying!This approach will help you to make the vowel sounds correctly and help to build your confidence when communicating in English.Go at your own pace and take your time. Some of the vowel sounds, especially those that do not exist in Spanish, may take you longer to say naturally. Be patient! Listen to the video and the audio files many times, if necessary.If you’re ready to speak English more naturally and confidently, there’s only one thing left to do: Sign up now!

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Welcome

Lecture 2 Introduction

Lecture 3 Basic Tips

Section 2: Vowel sounds and rules

Lecture 4 Day 1: The Five Long Vowel Sounds

Lecture 5 Day 2: Long and short vowel sounds: live vs leave

Lecture 6 Day 3: Two short vowels: pin vs pen

Lecture 7 Day 4: Long kissing vowel vs short vowel: pool vs pull

Lecture 8 Day 5: Long Doctor Vowel vs Easy Short vowel: heart vs hat

Lecture 9 Day 6: Long Doctor Vowel vs Not-So-Easy Short Vowel: heart vs hut

Lecture 10 Day 7: Two Vowel Sounds with Crazy Spelling: cough vs thought

Lecture 11 Day 8: Two Similar-Sounding Long Vowels: walk vs work

Lecture 12 Day 9: Most Used Short Vowel Sound: uh /ə/

Section 3: Word Stress, Diphthongs (two vowels together)

Lecture 13 Day 10: How to Identify Word Stress Using a Secret Weapon!

Lecture 14 Day 11: Gliding from One Vowel to Another with diphthongs (two vowels)

Section 4: All together now! And Next Steps

Lecture 15 Day 12: Putting it all together

Spanish Speaking Professionals who want to improve their pronunciation to communicate more effectively and confidently