{"432541":{"#nid":"432541","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Language Course for International Spouses: American Pronunciation","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EThe Language Institute offers six-week courses designed for spouses of matriculated Georgia Tech students and Georgia Tech visiting scholars.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EClasses are $100 for the six-week session.\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/esl.gatech.edu\/esl-resources-for-georgia-tech\/spouses-of-international-gt-students\u0022\u003ESign up online\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/esl.gatech.edu\/esl-resources-for-georgia-tech\/spouses-of-international-gt-students\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELearn about other opportunities for international spouses through the Language Institute.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch5 class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EAmerican Pronunciation (intermediate\/advanced)\u003C\/h5\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAugust 25 \u2013 October 1 (Tuesdays and Thursdays, 12:00-1:30 pm)\u003C\/p\u003EIn this course, you will learn what aspects of your pronunciation may be interfering with how well your listeners understand you. You will practice mastering the physical processes required to make specific sounds, and you will learn how American English speakers use pausing, phrasing, intonation, linking, and stress in their pronunciation. You will learn strategies and techniques that you can use to make your pronunciation more comprehensible to listeners who may not be familiar with international accents.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ESpouses of enrolled Tech students can take English classes for $100 per session.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Spouses of enrolled Tech students can take English classes for $100 per session."}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2015-08-07 10:43:15","changed_gmt":"2017-04-13 21:18:55","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2015-08-25T13:00:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2015-08-25T14:30:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2015-08-25T14:30:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2015-08-25 17:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2015-08-25 18:30:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2015-08-25 18:30:00","rrule":"RRULE:FREQ=WEEKLY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20151002T035959Z;WKST=SU\nRDATE:20150827T000000,20150903T000000,20150910T000000,20150917T000000,20150924T000000,20151001T000000","timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/esl.gatech.edu\/esl-resources-for-georgia-tech\/spouses-of-international-gt-students","title":"Language Institute Spouse Courses"}],"groups":[{"id":"1182","name":"General"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"62361","name":"english classes"},{"id":"1802","name":"international"},{"id":"4406","name":"Language Institute"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1788","name":"Other\/Miscellaneous"},{"id":"26411","name":"Training\/Workshop"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78751","name":"Undergraduate students"},{"id":"78761","name":"Faculty\/Staff"},{"id":"174045","name":"Graduate students"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:adria.motiwalla@pe.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EAdria Motiwalla\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003ELanguage Institute\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-894-2425\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}