Taboo Sounds Good

ADVANCED SPEAKING AND PRONUNCIATION COURSE (1st edition)

Level: B2.2- C1

This course will take you on my personal sledge of taboo topics, which I have always wanted to share in my classes- but could not, for obvious reasons.

Hallucinate- is a word that comes from, well, you know, hallucinogens. In the weirdest way, it is also related to bicycles. Really Anna? Well, and if I tell you there are at least 10 equally mind-blowing topics to discuss in our course, would you be interested to join in?

Going to the essence of our program, Taboo for Good is based on real triggers-of-the-gun texts, audios, or videos to develop your oral skills at an advanced level. (Smart Speech).

Taboo Sounds Good!

will plunge you into stories of people who turned taboo issues into something good.

“Taboos, though unadmitted, are potent. What is it that people fear? What they don’t understand. The civilized man is not a whit different from the savage in this respect.”

Henry Miller

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Hi, I’m Anna!

I’m a teacher of Oral Skills and Pronunciation in English from Spain with a passion for teaching and learning languages. In fact, at home both my husband and I are polyglots with different backgrounds (Italian, Canadian, Swiss, Argentinian, Catalan and Spanish) so you can imagine the cocktail of languages we can come up with 😉)

As a teacher, I’ve been in this profession since I was very young. In fact, I studied and graduated from a Teachers’ Training College in Buenos Aires where I found my love for Phonetics, Phonology and British and American History and Literature. There, I received my first intensive Phonetics’ training in a laboratory -called simply, ‘the lab’. Mind you, back in the 80’s there were cassette-tapes, not mp3’s or smart phones!

The results of my British RP accent training became evident years later: I got invited to the houses of Parliament and I could see -from the journalists’ exclusive section- a live session in the House of Commons! I felt hugely empowered and grateful to have worked for years in my pronunciation and British culture. This sense of achievement gave me the idea to teach and focus my courses on Pronunciation ever since. With a solid, cultural background.

Fifteen years ago, in Catalonia, I came across the Verbo-Tonal Method for the teaching and correction of pronunciation. I had an intense week of just listening and speaking Chinese Mandarin. Not a single word written.

I could understand the teacher from the context: some images, his gestures, his facial expression. And I learnt. At the end of that week, I could come up with simple phrases for daily survival. I could even build a simple dialogue with a stranger. Amazing. After experiencing the benefits of learning a new language with the VT Method I took that path. I implemented many of its techniques in my classes and this is what I offer to you today.

In our Taboo for Good course, I will guide you through it step by step.

You will listen to audios, watch videos of people with different accents, read gripping and provoking stories; listen to, and do practical pronunciation exercises and discuss, argue, comment with your classmates on our live sessions.

Come and join us in Taboo for Good and soon your voice will sound more English, and you will become more confident and fluent!

In this 10-week course, this is what you will get.

Our Main Focus:

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Trigger discussions at an advanced level from text-audio or video input.

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Broaden your advanced vocabulary and explore slang.

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Work on Pronunciation: Stress, Rhythm, Intonation in Connected Speech.

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Boost your confidence in arguing, discussing, presenting ideas.

What’s included:

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8 small-group live sessions in an easily accessible, secure platform for meetings.

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2 individual 45’ evaluations: initial and final. To determine your linguistic skills and pronunciation needs.

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teaching platform with materials available 24/7.

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up-to-date methodologies on the teaching of pronunciation.

What you will get after the first evaluation:

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A better understanding of how you sound in English and the tools necessary to work on your pronunciation.

What you get after the course:

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More confidence in your discussions on current topics in English.

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More control of your voice- and how you sound in English.

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A better command of your pronunciation.

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A more effective presenter or discussion leader.

Additional benefits:

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recorded sessions, available after each meeting.

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group on Telegram -to receive feedback on your individual speaking tasks.

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Our pricing
2023-2024

Individual:

No enrolment fees.

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445€

Former students:

10% discount on your next course.

New students:

same discount if you bring along a friend.

I’d like to be on the list!

Join our waiting list for the special edition in OCTOBER 2023.

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Maybe you like the idea…

… but you don’t know if it will be the right course for you. That’s ok. You don’t know me, and I understand that.

Just let me tell you that in any of my online courses, I offer a 15-day guarantee with full refund. You will just have to complete the first week introductory live session and send the first task required in the first module. Zero risk. Only your commitment that you have tried.

If you prefer, book a 15-minute free call with me. I will gladly answer your questions or doubts