Pronunciation Essentials

for English Teachers

How long is the course?

This is a 16-hour, 1-semester course

1 weekly online session of 60 minutes – via Google Meet

This course is for you if…

Course Materials

Course Investment for 2025:

BLACK FRIDAY - November 29th ONLY: 6 installments of R$ 158,66 – payable immediately via PIX or Boleto Bancário;
Full Price: 6 installments of R$ 186,70 – payable immediately via PIX or Boleto Bancário;
Full Payments have 3% discount – via Credit Card, PIX or Boleto Bancário – paid upon registration.

1st semester 2025

Tuesdays
18h00 to 19h00
(Brasília time)
January 28th to May 20th, 2025
Session 1: Individual Sounds: Consonants (I)
Session 2: Individual Sounds: Consonants (II)
Session 3: Individual Sounds: Vowels
Session 4: Individual Sounds: Vowels (II)
Session 5: Individual Sounds: Minimal Pairs
Session 6: Syllables and Word Stress
Session 7: Syllables and Word Stress (II)
Session 8: Word & Sentence Stress
Session 9: Sentence Stress & Rhythm
Session 10: Intonation
Session 11: Intonation (II)
Session 12: Connected Speech: Weak Forms & Elision
Session 13: Connected Speech (II): Assimilation & Catenation
Session 14: Connected Speech (III): Intrusion & Delayed Plosion
Session 15: Connected Speech (IV): Implications for Students
Session 16: Course Review & Feedback

Technical Requirements

Every course participant must have:

Additional Information

Course Tutor

Rodrigo Sigoli has been in ELT since 2006, as an English teacher, Teacher Educator, Conference Speaker, Director of Studies and Cambridge English tutor.

He is a TOEFL and TOEIC certified exam administrator and has also been a Cambridge English Speaking Examiner since 2012 for levels Pre-A1 to C2.

Besides his degree in Languages, he has been awarded multiple certifications by Cambridge English: the C2 Proficiency (2011), the BULATS (2012), the CELTA (2013), as well as Train the Trainer (2019) and the CertPT by Trinity College London (2023).