Pronunciation challenges for anyone learning English as a second language
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NaPodPoMo http://napodpomo.org\xa0
Pronounce Drug Names Like a Pro Online Course https://www.kimnewlove.com
I\u2019m publishing one podcast episode per day in the month of November 2020 as part of a challenge called NaPodPoMo.\xa0 It stands for National Podcast Post Month.\xa0 November is National Podcast Post Month, and the goal of the challenge is 30 podcast episodes in 30 days.\xa0 This is a bite-sized episode, which I\u2019m using to help promote my new online course:\xa0 Pronounce Drug Names Like a Pro.
The topic today is pronunciation challenges for anyone learning English as a second language.\xa0 In pharmacy school, I had friends who grew up overseas, including India, Romania, Bosnia, and Brazil.\xa0 As college students, they were still learning English.\xa0 Plus, they were learning medical terminology, drug names, and everything else I was learning.\xa0 I gave them a lot of credit.\xa0 They passed the same classes I did, and they certainly earned their pharmacy degrees! \xa0 \xa0
Miscommunications in the healthcare sector can be life-threatening.\xa0 It\u2019s very important to be able to read, listen, speak, and write in English in the US to avoid miscommunications.\xa0 When English is not your first language, learning drug names can be a challenge.\xa0 Not only do you need to know the English alphabet, but you also have to know when to use long and short vowel sounds, and how to apply drug name pronunciation rules.\xa0 If you need help pronouncing drug names, my online course can help.\xa0 There are videos of me pronouncing dozens of drug names in the course.\xa0 You can see my mouth move.\xa0 Plus, I break the drug names into syllables and teach you strategies for breaking them down further. \xa0
I know what it\u2019s like to want to fit in with everyone else.\xa0 Pronouncing drug names can be hard.\xa0 Pronounce Drug Names Like a Pro is an online course that can help.