Level 1: Color Vowel® Certification Course

This course immerses you in the use the Color Vowel® Approach and our English pronunciation app, Blue Canoe. During this 5-week course, you will master powerful, brain-based strategies for teaching spoken English, pronunciation, vocabulary development, and oral fluency.

The first week of the course provides you with an asynchronous orientation to using our online course platform and getting set up with your free Premium license of the Blue Canoe app.

During the subsequent four weeks, you will 1) watch a recorded lecture; 2) attend a live training session in Zoom; and 3) complete a series of video-based practicum tasks in which you post videos of yourself demonstrating the techniques you have learned. You will receive personalized feedback on each assignment from a Color Vowel Trainer through written comments and video feedback.

This course is recommended for English as a Second Language (ESL) and English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teachers, and pronunciation/accent coaches.

Learning Objectives

Learn how the human brain processes second language speech and why long-lasting pronunciation improvement requires the use multi-modal, brain-based instructional strategies;
Explore phonemic stress as the central organizing feature of comprehensible spoken English;
Use the Color Vowel Chart as a visual organizer for words and phrases, providing learners with a powerful tool for pronunciation, vocabulary development, oral fluency, and speaking confidence;
Master essential Color Vowel® instructional techniques: modeling, kinesthetic signaling, categorization, acoustic flooding, anchoring, and rhythm practice;
Learn how to maximize the power of Blue Canoe® with your students to accelerate their pronunciation improvement.

Course Schedule

Our weekly live training sessions will take place on Tuesdays as follows:

Week of May 3: Course Kickoff (recorded orientation with asynchronous get-started tasks)
May 10, 8-9:30 pm ET - Module 1 live session
May 17, 8-9:30 pm ET - Module 2 live session
May 24, 8-9:30 pm ET - Module 3 live session
March 9, 1-2:30 pm ET - Module 4 live session

Participation Options

This blended course is may be completed 100% asynchronously (by watching the live training sessions as well as the recorded lectures) so long as you are prepared to keep up with the sessions, participate in our asynchronous course chat, and submit all assignments in a timely manner. Each week's assignments are due 48 before the next live meeting.

Course Materials

This course is managed through Canvas, our course management platform. Our in-house course manager provides real-time support throughout the course. This course provides you with:

A digital copy of our book, The Color Vowel Approach and links to supplemental readings throughout the course;
Teacher Access to Blue Canoe Premium, our pronunciation app
6 months of access to recorded training sessions and lectures.

Course Benefits

Gain lifetime membership in vibrant online community of Color Vowel® educators;
Upon completion of the course, receive a digital Color Vowel Digital Image Pack containing images for non-commercial instructional use;
Gain access to a growing bank of teaching materials in our online Color Vowel Digital Library;
Earn your Level 1 Certificate. The certificate reflects 12 hours of study and recognizes you as a Level 1 Color Vowel® Trained Teacher.

Technology Requirements for this course

To thrive in this course, you will need access to high-speed internet, and a video-equipped computer, and a mobile device for filming yourself. We will use Zoom software for our live meetings and Thinkific as our learning management system. We recommend using Chrome or Firefox as your browser for all course activities.

"I'm not currently teaching or tutoring. May I still take this course?"

Yes. Level 1 course and certificate requirements involve demonstrating the techniques taught in the Level 1 workshop and do not require a current classroom setting. This course is appropriate for practicing instructors as well as those who are not currently teaching or who are preparing to teach.

Level 1: Color Vowel® Certification Course

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