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ESL: Idioms Usage, Pronunciation, and Intonation (Udemy.com)

Learning meanings and pronunciation of Idioms and collocations is key to unlocking fluency in English Language.

4.6
82 reviews

Created by: K Marcel

Last updated January 2015

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What you will learn

  • Understand and Use Phrasal Verbs, Idioms, and Collocations
  • Mimic Native Pronunciation and Intonation
  • Better Understand Sentence Structure

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  • Rating4.6 out of 5higher than 41% of them
  • Reviews82#474 of 536 by number of reviews
  • Length8.3 hourslonger than 68% of them
  • Last updatedJanuary 2015earlier than 98% of them

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Course Description

This course, Idioms Usage, Pronunciation and Intonation, will teach you to hear, understand, and use English phrasal verbs, idioms, and collocations. It will also help improve your intonation and pronunciation through a practice called "shadowing".

This is a complete course, approximately the equivalent of what you would learn in a college-level speaking and listening class over the course of a semester (10-15 weeks). We will complete 13 lessons, each covering about a dozen expressions taken from the textbook Essential Idioms in English: Phrasal Verbs and Collocations (fifth edition) by Robert J. Dixson (ISBN 0-13-141176-4). While the textbook is not required, it is highly recommended. Each lesson includes:

* A video lesson

*Text exercises and answers (also on video)

*A sentence scramble exercise and answers (also on video)

*A dictation exercise and answers (also on video)

*A shadowing exercise on video

*A lesson test and answers

If you want to understand the English around you, the English that is spoken every day, in every interaction, and you want to USE the English that will allow you to sound more natural and connected to the language, this is the course for you!

This course includes about 10 hours of video which are broken down into sections so that you can study at your own pace.

Included in this course is a very complete course pack that will allow you to practice what you learn in the lessons. And, it's free!

Don't let idioms "hold you back"! "Jump in" and "get to it" "right away"!

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Instructor Details

K Marcel

Hello,

I am your instructor, Joyce Marcel. I am a native speaker of American English, and I have been teaching English as a Second Language for over 20 years. I have taught students from ages 4 to 64, from Ukraine to Brazil, in elementary school, secondary school, in corporate settings, and in the college classroom. I have also lived abroad and had to master a foreign language myself, so I understand the challenges and rewards in language and culture study.

My academic credentials include: a Bachelor’s degree in English (with a minor in French) and a Master’s degree in Linguistics (with an endorsement in TESOL). Because my graduate degree is in Linguistics, you will see that my approach to teaching and learning language is quite different from other, TESOL, instructors. I focus heavily on learning to recognize patterns—in all areas of the language, including sound systems, syntax, use of tenses, and writing conventions—so that my students learn not only HOW to use the language like a native, but also WHY we use it the way that we do. My specialization is syntax, sentence structure, so you will see that put into use whether you are studying a grammar class or an idioms class with me. In other words, with me, you will not only learn to understand meanings; you will acquire the material and make it part of your own linguistic stock.

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By Aris Fernando on 9/4/2018

I can only say good things about the teacher and this course . J. Marcel explains the topics very well. You can tell that she is a very experienced teacher.

By Nebrass Saleh M. Kurdi on 3/30/2018

I am enjoying and benefiting from the information I am receiving

By Bernard Xhumga on 2/8/2018

Je suis faux débutant. Je comprend bien le cours. Le cours est complet, on écrit, on lit, on parle, on écoute.

By Vitalii Shumylo on 9/26/2017

I wish there were more courses like this by this brilliant teacher! Definitely recommend!

By Khalid Saadaoui on 8/5/2017

Excellent course. The instructor explains the course in a professional way. The rhythm isn’t fast so It’s easy to understand the material. I recommend this course to every one who wants to improve his English-speaking skills.

By Demian Attia on 7/30/2015

The teacher is very clear in the lecture and this helps me understand more

By Alischia Hung on 6/7/2015

it helps my pronunciation a lot, especially the shadowing exercise.

By Rafid Hanna on 3/6/2015

I am beginner so some lessons are difficult for me but I hear those words everyday in the conversation so I will study the course again and again. It really help me a lot and Miss Jocye is very nice teacher.

By Samar Farhan on 1/30/2018

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